Analects 9.17

The Analects (論語), BOOK IX. TSZE HAN 子罕第九

Character glossary

• 子zison, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thin
• 曰yuēto speak; to say
• 吾wúI, my, our; to resist, to impede
• 未wèinot yet; 8th terrestrial branch
• 見jiànto see, to observe, to meet, to appear
• 好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable;
• 德déethics, morality; compassion, kindness
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; s
• 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
• 也yěalso, too

Passages with shared wording

• Analects 15.12
• Analects 4.6
• Mencius 1B.5
• The Great Learning Passage 3
• Zhuangzi The Secret of Life
• Zhuangzi Perfect Happiness

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