良知 (liáng zhī) — (Confucian philosophy) innate moral knowledge; intuitive understanding of right and wrong; conscience; moral sense
Definition
良知 is a Confucian-philosophy term for the innate moral sense — the inner 'knowing' of right and wrong (Wang Yangming's 致良知). In modern use it simply means conscience.
noun
(Confucian philosophy) innate moral knowledgeintuitive understanding of right and wrongconsciencemoral sense
Examples
- 「良知」，。Wáng yáng míng tí chū "zhì liáng zhī" de xué shuō, qiáng diào rén rén dōu yǒu nèi zài de dào dé pàn duàn lì.Wang Yangming put forward the theory of 'extending the innate knowledge', emphasizing that everyone has an inner moral judgment.
- ，良知，。Zài jù dà de lì yì miàn qián, tā shī qù le liáng zhī, zuò chū le shāng tiān hài lǐ de shì.Faced with huge profits, he lost his conscience and did something outrageous.
- 良知。Zhè ge shè huì xū yào gèng duō hū huàn liáng zhī de shēng yīn.This society needs more voices that appeal to conscience.
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