Analects 5.16

The Analects (論語), BOOK V. KUNG-YE CH'ANG 公冶長第五

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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