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Yang Ho · 11

子zǐ曰yuē，礼lǐ云yún礼lǐ云yún，玉yù帛bó云yún乎hū哉zāi，乐yuè云yún乐yuè云yún，钟zhōng鼓gǔ云yún乎hū哉zāi。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说：礼呀礼呀，难道只是指玉帛这些礼器吗？乐呀乐呀，难道只是指钟鼓这些乐器吗？

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "'It is according to the rules of propriety,' they say.—'It is according to the rules of propriety,' they say. Are gems and silk all that is meant by propriety? 'It is music,' they say.—'It is music,' they say. Are bells and drums all that is meant by music?"

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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