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Hsien Wan · 12

子zǐ曰yuē，孟mèng公gōng绰chuò，为wéi赵zhào魏wèi老lǎo则zé优yōu，不bù可kě以yǐ为wéi滕téng薛xuē大dà夫fū。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：孟公绰做晋国赵氏、魏氏的家臣绰绰有余，却不能做滕国、薛国这样小国的大夫。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "Mang Kung-ch'o is more than fit to be chief officer in the families of Chao and Wei, but he is not fit to be great officer to either of the States Tang or Hsieh."

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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