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Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 8 | The Hardest Part of Filial Devotion Is One’s Expression Traditional Chinese子夏問孝。子曰:「色難。有事,弟子服其勞;有酒食,先生饌。曾是以為孝乎?」Simplified Chinese子夏问孝。子曰:“色难。有事,弟子服其劳;有酒食,先生馔。曾是以为孝乎?”PinyinZǐ Xià wèn xiào. Zǐ yuē: “Sè nán. Yǒu shì, dìzǐ fú qí láo; yǒu jiǔ shí, xiānshēng zhuàn. Zēng shì yǐ wéi xiào hū?”Reading the Passage LiterallyZixia asked about filial devotion. Confucius said:“Maintaining the right expression is difficult. When there is work to be done, the young.. 2026. 9. 4.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 7 | Filial Devotion Is More Than Providing for One’s Parents Traditional Chinese子游問孝。子曰:「今之孝者,是謂能養。至於犬馬,皆能有養;不敬,何以別乎?」Simplified Chinese子游问孝。子曰:“今之孝者,是谓能养。至于犬马,皆能有养;不敬,何以别乎?”PinyinZǐ Yóu wèn xiào. Zǐ yuē: “Jīn zhī xiào zhě, shì wèi néng yǎng. Zhì yú quǎn mǎ, jiē néng yǒu yǎng; bù jìng, hé yǐ bié hū?”Reading the Passage LiterallyZiyou asked about filial devotion. Confucius said:“Nowadays, what people call filial devotion is being able to provide for one’s .. 2026. 9. 4.
Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 6 | Parents Worry Most About Their Children’s Illness Traditional Chinese孟武伯問孝。子曰:「父母唯其疾之憂。」Simplified Chinese孟武伯问孝。子曰:“父母唯其疾之忧。”PinyinMèng Wǔbó wèn xiào. Zǐ yuē: “Fùmǔ wéi qí jí zhī yōu.”Reading the Passage LiterallyMeng Wubo asked about filial devotion. Confucius said:“Parents worry especially about their child’s illness.”Reading the GrammarThis is a remarkably short passage, but its meaning depends on more than simply translating the individual .. 2026. 9. 3.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 6 | Live with Character First, Then Learn from Books Traditional Chinese子曰:「弟子入則孝,出則弟,謹而信,汎愛衆,而親仁。行有餘力,則以學文。」 Simplified Chinese子曰:“弟子入则孝,出则弟,谨而信,泛爱众,而亲仁。行有余力,则以学文。” PinyinZǐ yuē: “Dìzǐ rù zé xiào, chū zé tì, jǐn ér xìn, fàn ài zhòng, ér qīn rén. Xíng yǒu yúlì, zé yǐ xué wén.”Reading the Whole PassageConfucius said:“A young person should be filial at home and respectful to elders when away from home, careful in conduct and trustworthy, caring broa.. 2026. 8. 28.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 2| Are Filial Devotion and Respect the Root of Ren (仁) ? Traditional Chinese有子曰:「其為人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鮮矣;不好犯上,而好作亂者,未之有也。君子務本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其為仁之本與!」Simplified Chinese有子曰:“其为人也孝弟,而好犯上者,鲜矣;不好犯上,而好作乱者,未之有也。君子务本,本立而道生。孝弟也者,其为仁之本与!”PinyinYǒuzǐ yuē: “Qí wéi rén yě xiào tì, ér hào fàn shàng zhě, xiǎn yǐ; bù hào fàn shàng, ér hào zuò luàn zhě, wèi zhī yǒu yě. Jūnzǐ wù běn, běn lì ér dào shēng. Xiào tì yě zhě, qí wéi rén zhī běn yú!”A Literal Reading of the PassageYouzi .. 2026. 8. 27.