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Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 14 | The Junzi (君子) Associates Broadly Without Forming Factions Traditional Chinese子曰:「君子周而不比,小人比而不周。」Simplified Chinese子曰:“君子周而不比,小人比而不周。”PinyinZǐ yuē: “Jūnzǐ zhōu ér bù bǐ, xiǎorén bǐ ér bù zhōu.”Reading the Passage LiterallyConfucius said:“The Junzi (君子) associates broadly without forming partisan attachments; the petty person forms partisan attachments and does not associate broadly.”Reading the GrammarThis passage turns on the contrast between 周 (zhōu) .. 2026. 9. 7.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 13 | Is Keeping a Promise Enough? Traditional Chinese有子曰:「信近於義,言可復也;恭近於禮,遠恥辱也;因不失其親,亦可宗也。」Simplified Chinese有子曰:“信近于义,言可复也;恭近于礼,远耻辱也;因不失其亲,亦可宗也。”PinyinYǒu Zǐ yuē: “Xìn jìn yú yì, yán kě fù yě; gōng jìn yú lǐ, yuǎn chǐrǔ yě; yīn bù shī qí qīn, yì kě zōng yě.”Reading the Passage LiterallyYouzi said:“When trustworthiness is close to what is right, one’s words can be fulfilled. When respectfulness is close to Li (禮), one can keep fa.. 2026. 8. 31.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 10 | How Did Confucius Come to Know a Country’s Politics? Traditional Chinese子禽問於子貢曰:「夫子至於是邦也,必聞其政,求之與?抑與之與?」子貢曰:「夫子溫、良、恭、儉、讓以得之。夫子之求之也,其諸異乎人之求之與?」Simplified Chinese子禽问于子贡曰:“夫子至于是邦也,必闻其政,求之与?抑与之与?”子贡曰:“夫子温、良、恭、俭、让以得之。夫子之求之也,其诸异乎人之求之与?”PinyinZǐ Qín wèn yú Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Fūzǐ zhì yú shì bāng yě, bì wén qí zhèng, qiú zhī yú? Yì yǔ zhī yú?” Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Fūzǐ wēn, liáng, gōng, jiǎn, ràng yǐ dé zhī. Fūzǐ zhī qiú zhī yě, qí zhū yì hū rén zhī qiú zhī yú?”Readi.. 2026. 8. 30.