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Wei Chang / 7

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。

Modern Chinese Guide

子游问什么是孝。孔子说：现在所谓孝，常被理解为能够供养父母。可是犬马也能得到饲养；如果没有敬意，人与犬马的供养又有什么区别呢？

James Legge Translation

Tsze-yu asked what filial piety was. The Master said, "The filial piety of now-a-days means the support of one's parents. But dogs and horses likewise are able to do something in the way of support;—without reverence, what is there to distinguish the one support given from the other?"

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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