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Definition: Lao-tzu |
Lao-tzuNoun1. Chinese philosopher regarded as the founder of Taoism (6th century BC). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Lao-tzuSynonyms: Lao-tse (n), Lao-zi (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Lao-tzu |
| English words defined with "Lao-tzu": Chuang-tzu ♦ Daoism ♦ Hsuan Chiao ♦ Taoism, Taoist. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Clever | Nature is not human hearted. (references; author: Lao-Tzu) To lead people walk behind them. (references; author: Lao-Tzu) To see things in the seed is genius. (references; author: Lao-Tzu) Because of a great love, one is courageous. (references; author: Lao-Tzu) Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. (references; author: Lao-Tzu) | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Lao-Tzu | Nature is not human hearted. |
| To lead people walk behind them. | |
| To see things in the seed is genius. | |
| Because of a great love, one is courageous. | |
| He who obtains has little. He who scatters has much. | |
| He who tip-toes cannot stand; he who strides cannot walk. | |
| Darkness within darkness. The gateway to all understanding. | |
| Seek not happiness too greedily, and be not fearful of unhappiness. | |
| The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Language | Translations for "Lao-tzu"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 老子 (Lao-tse). (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | ろうし (capital and labor, capitalists and laborers, die of old age, dying in prison, labour and management, Lao-tse, old priest, sage, teacher, wax paper). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ao-tzulay | ||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-l-o-t-u-z" | |
-2 letters: alto, auto, lota, lout, lutz, tola, tolu. | |
-3 letters: alt, azo, lat, lot, oat, out, tao, tau, uta, zoa. | |
-4 letters: al, at, la, lo, ta, to, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-l-o-t-u-z" | |
+2 letters: autolyze, outblaze. | |
+3 letters: autolyzed, autolyzes, outblazed, outblazes, outdazzle. | |
+4 letters: absolutize, autolyzate, autolyzing, outblazing, outdazzled, outdazzles. | |
+5 letters: absolutized, absolutizes, autolyzates, outdazzling, tetrazolium, utilization. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 6F 2D 74 7A 75 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01101111 00101101 01110100 01111010 01110101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a o - t z u |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 006F 002D 0074 007A 0075 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)46678115869287 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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