子曰 [--]
Jyutping
zi2 jyut6
Pinyin
zǐ yuē
子曰 [--]
Jyutping
zi2 joek6
Pinyin
zǐ yuē
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phrase
Confucius said; the Master said
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noun, Sichuanese
reason (Classifier: 個/个)
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Mandarin
墨子谓公输子曰:“子之为鹊也,不如匠之为车辖。”
墨子謂公輸子曰:“子之為鵲也,不如匠之為車轄。”
mò zǐ wèi gōng shū zǐ yuē : “ zǐ zhī wèi què yě , bù rú jiàng zhī wèi chē xiá . ”
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Mozi said to him: Your accomplishment in constructing a bird does not compare with that of the carpenter in making a linch-pin.
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Mandarin
景公谓晏子曰:“东海之中,有水而赤,其中有枣,华而不实,何也?”晏子对曰:“昔者秦缪公乘龙舟而理天下,以黄布裹烝枣,至东海而捐其布,彼黄布,故水赤;烝枣,故华而不实。”公曰:“吾详问子,何为对?”晏子对曰:“婴闻之,详问者,亦详对之也。”
景公謂晏子曰:“東海之中,有水而赤,其中有棗,華而不實,何也?”晏子對曰:“昔者秦繆公乘龍舟而理天下,以黃布裹烝棗,至東海而捐其布,彼黃布,故水赤;烝棗,故華而不實。”公曰:“吾詳問子,何為對?”晏子對曰:“嬰聞之,詳問者,亦詳對之也。”
jǐng gōng wèi yàn zǐ yuē : “ dōng hǎi zhī zhōng , yǒu shuǐ ér chì , qí zhōng yǒu zǎo , huá ér bù shí , hé yě ? ” yàn zǐ duì yuē : “ xī zhě qín móu gōng chéng lóng zhōu ér lǐ tiān xià , yǐ huáng bù guǒ zhēng zǎo , zhì dōng hǎi ér juān qí bù , bǐ huáng bù , gù shuǐ chì ; zhēng zǎo , gù huá ér bù shí . ” gōng yuē : “ wú xiáng wèn zǐ , hé wèi duì ? ” yàn zǐ duì yuē : “ yīng wén zhī , xiáng wèn zhě , yì xiáng duì zhī yě . ”
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Duke Jing spoke to Yanzi: "In the Eastern Sea, there are waters which are red, and there are jujubes in it, which flower but do not bear fruit; what are they?" Yanzi replied: "In olden times, Duke Miao ruled all under heaven riding on a dragon boat, and used a yellow cloth to wrap and steam jujubes, and when he reached the Eastern Sea, he wrung this cloth; because of that cloth, the waters are red; because he steamed the jujubes, they flower but do not bear fruit." The Duke spoke: "I invented everything I asked you about, so how could you reply?" Yanzi answered: "I have heard it said that when someone invents a question, you can also invent an answer."