Meanings

Confucius and Mencius

the teachings of Confucius and Mencius

beginning of spring

beginning of summer

Mencius (372-289 BCE)

eldest daughter

the Confucian Analects and the Discourses of Mencius

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

beginning of autumn

beginning of winter

root of a moso bamboo

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning

moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens)

(the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

careless

Bombay (old name for Mumbai)