Analects 18.4
The Analects (論語), BOOK XVIII. WEI TSZE 微子第十八
齊人歸女樂。季桓子受之、三日不朝、孔子行。
The people of Ch'i sent to Lu a present of female musicians, which Chi Hwan received, and for three days no court was held. Confucius took his departure.
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 齊qíeven, uniform, of equal length
- 人rénman, person; people
- 歸guīto return, to go back; to return to, to
- 女nǚwoman, girl; female
- 樂lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
- 季jìa quarter-year, a season; surname
- 桓huánvariety of tree; surname
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 受shòuto receive, to get, to accept; to bear
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 三sānthree
- 日rìsun; day; daytime
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 朝cháoto face; direct, facing; dynasty; mornin
- 孔kǒngopening, hole, orifice; great
- 行xíngto go, to walk, to move; professional
Passages with shared wording
- Mencius 5B.4
- Zhuangzi Robber Chê
- Mencius 6B.7
- Mencius 3B.10
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
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