子贡问曰:“赐也何如?”子曰:“女,器也。”曰:“何器也”曰:“瑚琏也。”
1Tsze-kung asked, 'What do you say of me, Ts'ze? The Master said, 'You are a utensil.' 'What utensil?' 'A gemmed sacrificial utensil.'
Tsze-kung asked, 'What do you say of me, Ts'ze? The Master said, 'You are a utensil.' 'What utensil?' 'A gemmed sacrificial utensil.'
1Tsze-kung asked, 'What do you say of me, Ts'ze? The Master said, 'You are a utensil.' 'What utensil?' 'A gemmed sacrificial utensil.'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
瑚琏:古代祭祀时盛粮食的器具,很珍贵。