Analects 15.41
The Analects (論語), BOOK XV. WEI LING KUNG 衞靈公第十五
師冕見、及階、子曰、階也。及席、子曰、席也。皆坐、子吿之曰、某在斯、某在斯。師冕出、子張問曰、與師言之道與。子曰、然、固相師之道也。
1. The Music-master, Mien, having called upon him, when they came to the steps, the Master said, "Here are the steps." When they came to the mat for the guest to sit upon, he
said, "Here is the mat." When all were seated, the Master informed him, saying, "So and so is here; so and so is here."
2. The Music-master, Mien, having gone out, Tsze-chang asked, saying. "Is it the rule to tell those things to the Music-master?"
3. The Master said, "Yes. This is certainly the rule for those who lead the blind."
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 師shīteacher, professional, master
- 冕miǎncrown; ceremonial cap
- 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- 及jíto extend; to reach; and; in time
- 階jiēstairs, steps; degree, rank
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 也yěalso, too
- 席xíseat, place; mat; banquet; to take a sea
- 皆jiēall, every, everybody
- 坐zuòseat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
- 吿gàotell, announce, inform; accuse
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 某mǒusome, someone; a certain thing or person
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 斯sīthis, thus, such; emphatic particle; use
- 出chūto go out, to send out; stand; produce
- 張zhāngto display; to expand, to open; to stret
- 問wènto ask about, to inquire after
- 與yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say
- 道dàomethod, way; path, road
- 然ráncertainly; naturally; suddenly
- 固gùto solidify; strength
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
Passages with shared wording
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi Mountain Trees
- Analects 2.5
- Mencius 4B.27
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
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