In his eyes everyone is equal — no distinction of rank.
Tips
culture
A core Confucian concept: society works when everyone keeps to their proper rung — ruler/subject, father/son, elder/younger. The phrase 长幼尊卑 (zhǎngyòu zūnbēi) sums up the four classical relationships of seniority.
memory
尊 = honored, lifted up (think 尊敬 zūnjìng 'respect'); 卑 = lowly, brought down (think 卑微 bēiwēi 'humble'). Two opposite verticals: high + low = the hierarchy itself.
