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Wei Ling Kung / 10

颜渊问为邦。子曰，行夏之时，乘殷之辂，服周之冕，乐则韶舞。放郑声，远佞人。郑声淫，佞人殆。

Modern Chinese Guide

颜渊问怎样治理国家。孔子说：用夏朝的历法，坐殷朝的车子，戴周朝的礼帽，音乐就用韶乐和舞。摒弃郑国的乐曲，疏远那些花言巧语的小人。因为郑国的乐曲淫靡，花言巧语的小人危险。

James Legge Translation

1. Yen Yuan asked how the government of a country should be administered. 2. The Master said, "Follow the seasons of Hsia.

Notes and themes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体，后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本：《白话论语读本》，张兆瑢、沈元起编译，上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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