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Chapter 9. Horses’ Hooves (Ma Ti)
This Zhuangzi ‑ Mati excerpt uses Bo Le’s horse‑taming fable. It blames sages’ imposed rituals and virtues for ruining innate nature, and praises the ancient Age of Perfect Virtue of plain, unconstrained simplicity.
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Chapter 8. Webbed Toes and Branching Fingers (Pian Mu)
This Zhuangzi ‑ Pianmu excerpt uses webbed‑toe metaphors. It argues artificial virtues like benevolence, righteousness are excrescences, urging people to abide by inherent nature rather than sacrificing themselves for external ideals.
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相濡以沫 (Xiāng rú yǐ mò)
This entry explains idiom “Xiang ru yi mo” from Zhuangzi ‑ Dazongshi. Originally about stranded fish, it now means supporting one another through adversity, differing from its original Daoist philosophical implication.