Analects 14.15
The Analects (論語), BOOK XIV. HSIEN WAN 憲問第十四
子曰、臧武仲、以防求爲後於魯、雖曰不要君、吾不信也。
The Master said, "Tsang Wu-chung, keeping possession of Fang, asked of the duke of Lu to appoint a successor to him in his family. Although it may be said that he was not using force with his sovereign, I believe he was."
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 臧zānggood, right; generous; to command
- 武wǔmilitary; martial, warlike
- 仲zhòngmiddle brother; go between, mediator; su
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 防fángto protect, to defend, to guard against
- 求qiúto seek; to request, to demand; to besee
- 爲wèido, handle, govern, act; be
- 後hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants
- 於yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 魯lǔfoolish, stupid, rash; vulgar
- 雖suīalthough, even though
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 要yàoessential, necessary; to ask for; to coe
- 君jūnsovereign, ruler, prince, monarch, chief
- 吾wúI, my, our; to resist, to impede
- 信xìnto trust, to believe; letter, sign
- 也yěalso, too
Passages with shared wording
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