ABSTRACT

This article investigates a central yet perplexing term yiming in the ‘Qiwulun’ chapter of the Zhuangzi. Yiming describes a crucial way to detach from epistemic distinctions and debates. This term is often explained as ‘using ming’ or contradictorily as ‘stopping ming’. Yet neither of the two explanations can provide a full understanding of how yiming is adopted. I take three steps to explain yiming. First, taking an etymological approach, I argue that ming can be formulated as ‘X shining on Y’. Second, I use the formula of ‘X shining on Y’ to account for yiming and argue that this term refers specifically to ‘using tian to shine on everything’. Third, I unpack a cluster of tian-associated metaphors, which provides a deep understanding of yiming as an ideal way to mental tranquility.

摘要

本文研究中心而又令人困惑的长期一鸣在的“Qiwulun”一章庄子。一鸣描述了一种摆脱认知差异和争论的关键方式。该术语通常被解释为“使用ming ”或自相矛盾地解释为“停止ming ”。然而，这两种解释都不能完全理解一鸣是如何被采用的。我分三步解释一鸣。首先，从词源学的角度来看，我认为ming可以表述为“X 照在 Y 上”。其次，我使用“X照在Y上”的公式来解释一鸣，并认为该术语特指“使用tian照耀一切”。第三，我解开一组与田相关的比喻，它提供了对一鸣作为一种理想的精神安宁方式的深刻理解。