wˈʌn ʌv ðiːz wʌz tə dɹˈɔː pˈæɹəlˌɛlz bᵻtwˌiːn ðɛɹ ˈoʊn stɹˈiːmz ʌv θˈɔːt ænd ðæt ʌv kənfjˈuːʃiənˌɪzəm æz ˌʌndɚstˈʊd baɪ mˈɛnʃəs.
One of these was to draw parallels between their own streams of thought and that of Confucianism () as understood by Mencius.