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Hsio R. / 7

子夏曰，贤贤易色，事父母，能竭其力，事君，能致其身，与朋友交，言而有信，虽曰未学，吾必谓之学矣。

Modern Chinese Guide

子夏说：尊重贤德而不只看重容貌；侍奉父母能竭尽自己的力量；侍奉君主能献出自己的身心；和朋友交往说话守信用。这样的人，即使说没有学过，我也一定说他已经学过了。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-hsia said, "If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere:—although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has."

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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