The Analects/Book 3/3.15

Book 3, Passage 3.15

The Master, when he entered the grand temple, asked about everything. Some one said, 'Who will say that the son of the man of Tsau knows the rules of propriety!…

子入太庙，每事问。或曰：“孰谓鄹人之子知礼乎？入太庙，每事问。”…

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1 sentences · 2 notes

子zǐ入rù太tài庙miào，每měi事shì问wèn。或huò曰yuē：“孰shú谓wèi鄹zōu人rén之zhī子zǐ知zhī礼lǐ乎hū？入rù太tài庙miào，每měi事shì问wèn。”子zǐ闻wén之zhī，曰yuē：“是shì礼lǐ也yě。”

1The Master, when he entered the grand temple, asked about everything. Some one said, 'Who will say that the son of the man of Tsau knows the rules of propriety! He has entered the grand temple and asks about everything.' The Master heard the remark, and said, 'This is a rule of propriety.'

Chinese commentary · 2 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

太庙：开国的君主叫太祖，太祖的庙叫太庙。这里指周公的庙，周公是鲁国最先受封的君主。

鄹：鲁国地名，在今山东省曲阜市东南。孔子的父亲做过鄹大夫，所以这里称为鄹人。

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