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Hsien Wan · 43

子zǐ张zhāng曰yuē，书shū云yún，高gāo宗zōng谅liáng阴ān三sān年nián不bù言yán，何hé谓wèi也yě。子zǐ曰yuē，何hé必bì高gāo宗zōng，古gǔ之zhī人rén皆jiē然rán，君jūn薨hōng，百bǎi官guān总zǒng己jǐ，以yǐ听tìng于yú冢zhǒng宰zǎi，三sān年nián。

Modern Chinese Guide

子张说：《尚书》上说，殷高宗守丧，住在凶庐里三年不谈政事，这是什么意思呢？孔子说：何止高宗，古人都是这样。国君死了，各部门官员都各自管好自己的职事，听命于宰相三年。

James Legge Translation

1. Tsze-chang said, "What is meant when the Shu says that Kao-tsung, while observing the usual imperial mourning, was for three years without speaking?" 2. The Master said, "Why must Kao-tsung be referred to as an example of this? The ancients all did so. When the sovereign died, the officers all attended to their several duties, taking instructions from the prime minister for three years."

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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