Wei Chang / 6

孟武伯问孝,子曰,父母唯其疾之忧。

Modern Chinese Guide

孟武伯问什么是孝。孔子说:做子女的,最该让父母只为自己的疾病担忧,而不为其他过失担忧。

James Legge Translation

Mang Wu asked what filial piety was. The Master said, "Parents are anxious lest their children should be sick."

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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