Analects 3.2
The Analects (論語), BOOK III. PA YIH 八佾第三
三家者、以雍徹。子曰、相維辟公、天子穆穆、奚取於三家之堂。
The three families used the yung ode, while the vessels were being removed, at the conclusion of the sacrifice. The Master said, "'Assisting are the princes;—the son of heaven looks profound and grave:'—what application can these words have in the hall of the three families?"
James Legge (1861), Confucian Analects, The Chinese Classics vol. 1 (1861; 2nd ed. 1893) — public domain.
Character glossary
- 三sānthree
- 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 雍yōngharmony, union; harmonious
- 徹chèpenetrating, pervasive; to penetrate, to
- 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 維wéito preserve, to maintain, to hold togeth
- 辟pìlaw, rule; to open up, to develop
- 公gōngfair, equitable; public; duke
- 天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial
- 穆mùmajestic; reverent, solemn
- 奚xīwhere, what, why, how
- 取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to selec
- 於yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 堂tánghall, large room; government office; cou
Passages with shared wording
- The Great Learning Passage 7
- Mencius 1B.5
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Mencius 3B.1
- Mencius 5B.7
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
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