Analects 11.12
The Analects (論語), BOOK XI. HSIEN TSIN 先進第十一
閔子侍側、誾誾如也、子路行行如也、冉有、子貢、侃侃如也。子樂。若由也、不得其死然。
1. The disciple Min was standing by his side, looking bland and precise; Tsze-lu, looking bold and soldierly; Zan Yu and Tsze-kung, with a free and straightforward manner. The Master was pleased.
2. He said, "Yu, there!—he will not die a natural death."
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 閔mǐnto mourn, to grieve; to incite, to urge
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 侍shìto serve, to attend upon; servant, atten
- 側cèside; to slant, to lean, to incline
- 誾yínrespectful; to speak gently
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 也yěalso, too
- 路lùroad, path, street; journey
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
- 冉rǎntender; weak; to proceed gradually
- 有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist
- 貢gòngto offer, to contribute; tribute, gifts
- 侃kǎnupright and strong; amiable
- 樂lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
- 若ruòif, supposing, assuming; similar
- 由yóucause, reason; from
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 其qíhis, her, its, their; that
- 死sǐdead; death; impassable, inflexible
- 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
Passages with shared wording
- Analects 10.2
- Analects 14.6
- Zhuangzi Knowledge travels North
- Mencius 1A.7
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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