Book 5, Passage 5.9

The Master said to Tsze-kung, 'Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?'

子谓子贡曰：“女与回也孰愈？”对曰：“赐也何敢望回？回也闻一以知十，”…

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3 sentences · 2 notes

子zǐ谓wèi子zǐ贡gòng曰yuē：“女rǔ与yǔ回huí也yě孰shú愈yù？”对duì曰yuē：“赐cì也yě何hé敢gǎn望wàng回huí？回huí也yě闻wén一yī以yǐ知zhī十shí，赐cì也yě闻wén一yī以yǐ知zhī二èr。”子zǐ曰yuē：“弗fú如rú也yě，吾wú与yǔ女rǔ弗fú如rú也yě。”

1The Master said to Tsze-kung, 'Which do you consider superior, yourself or Hui?'

2Tsze-kung replied, 'How dare I compare myself with Hui? Hui hears one point and knows all about a subject; I hear one point, and know a second.'

3The Master said, 'You are not equal to him. I grant you, you are not equal to him.'

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.

愈：胜过，超过。

与：有两种解释：其一，同意、赞成；其二，和。此处取后一种说法。

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