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Wei Zheng (為政), Chapter 13 | The Junzi (君子) Acts First and Speaks Afterward Traditional Chinese子貢問君子。子曰:「先行其言,而後從之。」Simplified Chinese子贡问君子。子曰:“先行其言,而后从之。”PinyinZǐ Gòng wèn jūnzǐ. Zǐ yuē: “Xiān xíng qí yán, ér hòu cóng zhī.”Reading the Passage LiterallyZigong asked about the Junzi (君子). Confucius said:“First put into practice what you intend to say, and only afterward let your words follow.”Reading the GrammarThis passage is short, but its meaning depends on the order c.. 2026. 9. 7.
Xue Er (學而), Chapter 15 | If One Is Neither Servile in Poverty nor Arrogant in Wealth Traditional Chinese子貢曰:「貧而無諂,富而無驕,何如?」子曰:「可也。未若貧而樂,富而好禮者也。」子貢曰:「詩云:『如切如磋,如琢如磨。』其斯之謂與?」子曰:「賜也,始可與言詩已矣!告諸往而知來者。」Simplified Chinese子贡曰:“贫而无谄,富而无骄,何如?”子曰:“可也。未若贫而乐,富而好礼者也。”子贡曰:“诗云:‘如切如磋,如琢如磨。’其斯之谓与?”子曰:“赐也,始可与言诗已矣!告诸往而知来者。”PinyinZǐ Gòng yuē: “Pín ér wú chǎn, fù ér wú jiāo, hé rú?”Zǐ yuē: “Kě yě. Wèi ruò pín ér lè, fù ér hào lǐ zhě yě.”Zǐ Gòng yuē: “Shī yún: ‘Rú qiē rú cuō, rú zhuó rú mó.’ Qí sī zhī .. 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.