The Analects论语

Book 5, Passage 5.6

The Master was wishing Ch'i-tiao K'ai to enter on official employment. He replied, 'I am not yet able to rest in the assurance of THIS.' The Master was pleased.

子使漆雕开仕,对曰:“吾斯之未能信。”子说。
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ使shǐ漆qī雕diāo开kāi仕shì,对duì曰yuē:“吾wú斯sī之zhī未wèi能néng信xìn。”子zǐ说yuè。

1The Master was wishing Ch'i-tiao K'ai to enter on official employment. He replied, 'I am not yet able to rest in the assurance of THIS.' The Master was pleased.

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.

漆雕开:姓漆雕,名开,字子若,孔子的高足。

说:同“悦”。

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