Yang Ho / 17

子曰,巧言令色鲜矣仁。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说:花言巧语、伪装和善的脸色,这种人很少有仁德。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with virtue."

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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