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子zǐ谓wèi仲zhòng弓gōng曰yuē，犁lí牛niú之zhī子zǐ骍xīng且qiě角jiǎo，虽suī欲yù勿wù用yòng，山shān川chuān其qí舍shě诸zhū。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子谈到仲弓时说：耕牛所生的小牛长着通红的毛、端正的角，人们即使不想用它做祭祀的牺牲，山川之神难道会舍弃它吗？

James Legge Translation

The Master, speaking of Chung-kung, said, "If the calf of a brindled cow be red and horned, although men may not wish to use it, would the spirits of the mountains and rivers put it aside?"

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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