Analects 10.16
The Analects (論語), BOOK X. HEANG TANG 鄉黨第十
寢不尸、居不容。見齊衰者、雖狎必變、見冕者、與瞽者、雖褻必以貌。凶服者式之、式負版者。有盛饌、必變色而作。迅雷、風烈、必變。
1. In bed, he did not lie like a corpse. At home, he did not put on any formal deportment.
2. When he saw any one in a mourning dress, though it might be an acquaintance, he would change countenance; when he saw any one wearing the cap of full dress, or a blind person, though he might be in his undress, he would salute them in a ceremonious manner.
3. To any person in mourning he bowed forward to the crossbar of his carriage; he bowed in the same way to any one bearing the tables of population.
4. When he was at an entertainment where there was an abundance of provisions set before him, he would change countenance and rise up.
5. On a sudden clap of thunder, or a violent wind, he would change countenance.
Character glossary
- 寢qǐnto sleep, to rest; bedroom
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 尸shībody, corpse
- 居jūto live, to reside; to dwell; to sit
- 容róngappearance, looks; form, figure; to cont
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 齊qíeven, uniform, of equal length
- 衰shuāiweak, feeble; to decline, to falter
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 雖suīalthough, even though
- 狎xiáto be familiar with; to disrespect
- 必bìsurely, certainly; must; will
- 變biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
- 冕miǎncrown; ceremonial cap
- 與yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 瞽gǔblind, stupid; a blind musician
- 褻xièdirty, ragged; slight, insult, disrespec
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 貌màocountenance, appearance
- 凶xiōngculprit; murder; bad, sad
- 服fúclothes; to dress, to wear; to take medi
- 式shìformula, pattern, rule, style, system
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 負fùload, burden; to carry, to bear
- 版bǎnprinting block, edition; register; volum
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 盛shèngabundant, flourishing; to contain; to fi
- 饌zhuànto feed, support, provide for; food
- 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; s
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, t
- 迅xùnquick, hasty; sudden, rapid
- 雷léithunder; surname
- 風fēngwind; air; customs, manners; news
- 烈lièfiery, violent; ardent, vehement
Passages with shared wording
- Analects 9.9
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
- Zhuangzi Tien Tzŭ Fang
- Mencius 2A.2
- Analects 10.7
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