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Tsze-chang / 9

子夏曰，君子有三变，望之俨然，即之也温，听其言也厉。

Modern Chinese Guide

子夏说：君子有三种变化：远看他庄严可畏，接近他又温和可亲，听他说话又严正不苟。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-hsia said, "The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided."

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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