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Kung-ye Ch'ang · 14

子zǐ贡gòng问wèn曰yuē，孔kǒng文wén子zǐ，何hé以yǐ谓wèi之zhī文wén也yě。子zǐ曰yuē，敏mǐn而ér好hào学xué，不bù耻chǐ下xià问wèn，是shì以yǐ谓wèi之zhī文wén也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

子贡问道：孔文子为什么被谥为文呢？孔子说：他聪敏又爱好学习，不以向地位比自己低的人请教为耻，所以谥他为文。

James Legge Translation

Tsze-kung asked, saying, "On what ground did Kung-wan get that title of Wan?" The Master said, "He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning, and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his inferiors!—On these grounds he has been styled Wan."

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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