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Tsze Han / 8

子曰，凤鸟不至，河不出图，吾已矣乎。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：凤凰不飞来，黄河不出现图画，我这一生大概是完了吧！

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The fang bird does not come; the river sends forth no map:—it is all over with me!"

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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