| 诤言 | zhèng yán | to reprove; forthright admonition | |
| 诤友 | zhèng yǒu | a friend capable of direct admonition | |
| 诤臣 | zhèng chén | official who dares speak frankly before the emperor | |
| 诤谏 | zhèng jiàn | to criticize frankly; to admonish | |
| 谏诤 | jiàn zhèng | see 诤谏 |
| 1 | During the Song dynasty, these teachings developed into a debate about "Observing the true mind "and "observing the delusive mind". | |
| 2 | "Compromise and competition" exceeds the common thinking pattern of "compromise" or "competition" and takes an extremely superior view. | |
| 3 | "Compromise and competition" doesn't mean unprincipled compromise, but contains an affirmation of "competition", for it admits a coexistence and cofunction of varieties of ideas and theories. | |
| 4 | The old monk is someone who sees the whole picture and can let go. He also knows how to be content and follow the conditions. This leads to harmony and not conflict. | |
| 5 | This is not the first time that this author has failed to notify us about a vulnerability before making it public, despite the fact that notifying the vendor first is de facto an industry standard. |