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Kung-ye Ch'ang · 08

子zǐ谓wèi子zǐ贡gòng曰yuē，女rǔ与yǔ回huí也yě，孰shú愈yù。对duì曰yuē，赐cì也yě，何hé敢gǎn望wàng回huí，回huí也yě，闻wén一yī以yǐ知zhī十shí，赐cì也yě，闻wén一yī以yǐ知zhī二èr。子zǐ曰yuē，弗fú如rú也yě，吾wú与yǔ女rǔ，弗fú如rú也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子对子贡说：你和颜回相比，谁更强些？子贡回答说：我怎么敢和颜回相比呢？颜回听到一件事就能推知十件事，我听到一件事只能推知两件事。孔子说：是不如他，我同意你的话，是不如他。

James Legge Translation

1. The Master said to Tsze-kung, "Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?" 2. Tsze-kung replied, "How dare I compare myself with Hui? Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject; I hear one point, and know a second." 3. The Master said, "You are not equal to him. I grant you, you are not equal to him."

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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