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子zǐ曰yuē，管guǎn仲zhòng之zhī器qì小xiǎo哉zāi。或huò曰yuē，管guǎn仲zhòng俭jiǎn乎hū。曰yuē，管guǎn氏shì有yǒu三sān归guī，官guān事shì不bú摄shè，焉yān得dé俭jiǎn。然rán则zé管guǎn仲zhòng知zhī礼lǐ乎hū。曰yuē，邦bāng君jūn树shù塞sè门mén，管guǎn氏shì亦yì树shù塞sè门mén，邦bāng君jūn为wèi两liǎng君jūn之zhī好hào，有yǒu反fǎn坫diàn，管guǎn氏shì亦yì有yǒu反fǎn坫diàn，管guǎn氏shì而ér知zhī礼lǐ，孰shú不bù知zhī礼lǐ。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：管仲的器量真小啊！有人说：管仲是不是很节俭呢？孔子说：管仲有三处豪华的府第，家臣各司其职从不兼任，怎么谈得上节俭？那人又问：那么管仲懂礼吗？孔子说：国君在门口设立屏墙遮挡视线，管仲也在门口设立屏墙；国君为招待别国君主设有放置酒杯的土台，管仲也设有这样的土台。管仲若算懂礼，那还有谁不懂礼呢？

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said, "Small indeed was the capacity of Kwan Chung!" 2. Some one said, "Was Kwan Chung parsimonious?" "Kwan," was the reply, "had the San Kwei, and his officers performed no double duties; how can he be considered parsimonious?" 3. "Then, did Kwan Chung know the rules of propriety?" The Master said, "The princes of States have a screen intercepting the view at their gates. Kwan had likewise a screen at his gate. The princes of States on any friendly meeting between two of them, had a stand on which to place their inverted cups. Kwan had also such a stand. If Kwan knew the rules of propriety, who does not know them?"

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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