The Analects论语

Book 5, Passage 5.24

The Master said, 'Who says of Wei-shang Kao that he is upright? One begged some vinegar of him, and he begged it of a neighbor and gave it to the man.'

子曰:“孰谓微生高直?或乞醯焉,乞诸其邻而与之。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“孰shú谓wèi微wēi生shēng高gāo直zhí?或huò乞qǐ醯xī焉yān,乞qǐ诸zhū其qí邻lín而ér与yǔ之zhī。”

1The Master said, 'Who says of Wei-shang Kao that he is upright? One begged some vinegar of him, and he begged it of a neighbor and gave it to the man.'

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.

微生高:姓微生,名高,鲁国人,以直爽著称。

醯:醋。

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