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Tsze-chang · 18

曾zēng子zǐ曰yuē，吾wú闻wén诸zhū夫fū子zǐ，孟mèng庄zhuāng子zǐ之zhī孝xiào也yě，其qí他tā可kě能néng也yě，其qí不bù改gǎi父fù之zhī臣chén，与yǔ父fù之zhī政zhèng，是shì难nán能néng也yě。

Modern Chinese Guide

曾子说：我听老师说过，孟庄子的孝顺，别的方面别人还可以做到，但他不更换父亲的旧臣、不改变父亲的政策，这一点是别人难以做到的。

James Legge Translation

The philosopher Tsang said, "I have heard this from our Master:—'The filial piety of Mang Chwang, in other matters, was what other men are competent to, but, as seen in his not changing the ministers of his father, nor his father's mode of government, it is difficult to be attained to.'"

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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