The Analects论语

Book 3, Passage 3.19

The Duke Ting asked how a prince should employ his ministers, and how ministers should serve their prince. Confucius replied, 'A prince should employ his…

定公问:“君使臣,臣事君如之何?”孔子对曰:“君使臣以礼,”…
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定dìng公gōng问wèn:“君jūn使shǐ臣chén,臣chén事shì君jūn如rú之zhī何hé?”孔kǒng子zǐ对duì曰yuē:“君jūn使shǐ臣chén以yǐ礼lǐ,臣chén事shì君jūn以yǐ忠zhōng。”

1The Duke Ting asked how a prince should employ his ministers, and how ministers should serve their prince. Confucius replied, 'A prince should employ his minister according to according to the rules of propriety; ministers should serve their prince with faithfulness.'

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

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

定公:鲁国国君,姓姬名宋“定”是谥号。

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