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子zǐ夏xià问wèn孝xiào，子zǐ曰yuē，色sè难nán，有yǒu事shì，弟dì子zǐ服fú其qí劳láo，有yǒu酒jiǔ食sì，先xiān生shēng馔zhuàn，曾zēng是shì以yǐ为wéi孝xiào乎hū。

Modern Chinese Guide

子夏问什么是孝。孔子说：最难的是保持和悦的脸色。有事情时，年轻人代劳；有酒食时，让长辈先享用，难道这样就算孝了吗？

James Legge Translation

Tsze-hsia asked what filial piety was. The Master said, "The difficulty is with the countenance. If, when their elders have any troublesome affairs, the young take the toil of them, and if, when the young have wine and food, they set them before their elders, is this to be considered filial piety?"

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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