Analects 5.16
The Analects (論語), BOOK V. KUNG-YE CH'ANG 公冶長第五
子曰、晏平仲善與人交、久而敬之。
The Master said, "Yen P'ing knew well how to maintain friendly intercourse. The acquaintance might be long, but he showed the same respect as at first."
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
- 晏yànpeaceful, tranquil, quiet; clear; late i
- 平píngflat, level, even; peaceful
- 仲zhòngmiddle brother; go between, mediator; su
- 善shàngood, virtuous, charitable, kind
- 與yǔand; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 人rénman, person; people
- 交jiāoto connect; to deliver, to exchange; to
- 久jiǔlong ago; a long time
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 敬jìngto respect, to honor; respectfully
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
Passages with shared wording
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 36
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
- Zhuangzi The Universe
- The Great Learning Passage 7
- Mencius 2A.8
- Mencius 3B.6
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