Analects 9.16
The Analects (論語), BOOK IX. TSZE HAN 子罕第九
子在川上曰、逝者如斯夫、不舍晝夜。
The Master standing by a stream, said, "It passes on just like this, not ceasing day or night!"
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
- 在zàiat, in, on; to exist; used to indicate t
- 川chuānstream, river
- 上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to at
- 曰yuēto speak; to say
- 逝shìto die, to pass away
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
- 斯sīthis, thus, such; emphatic particle; use
- 夫fūman, husband; worker; those
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 舍shěhouse, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to
- 晝zhòudaytime, daylight
- 夜yènight, dark; under cover of night
Passages with shared wording
- Mencius 4B.18
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
- Zhuangzi Autumn Floods
- Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness
- Mencius 7B.37
- Zhuangzi The Empire
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.