Confucius

🇺🇸 /kənˈfjuʃəs/ 🇬🇧 /kənˈfjuːʃəs/
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A famous teacher from ancient China who started a way of thinking about how to live a good life and treat others well.

Confucius believed in treating others with respect, and his ideas still influence people today.

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A person who is very wise and knows a lot about what is right and wrong.

People say he is a modern-day Confucius because he has so much wisdom about how to live a good life.

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n. A famous teacher from ancient China who started a way of thinking about how to live a good life and treat others well.; A person who is very wise and knows a lot about what is right and wrong.