Analects 6.23
The Analects (論語), BOOK VI. YUNG YEY 雍也第六
子曰、觚不觚、觚哉觚哉。
The Master said, "A cornered vessel without corners.—A strange cornered vessel! A strange cornered vessel!"
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
- 觚gūjug, goblet; rule, law
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 哉zāifinal exclamatory particle
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