The Analects论语

Book 4, Passage 4.8

The Master said, 'If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.'

子曰:“朝闻道,夕死可矣。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“朝cháo闻wén道dào,夕xī死sǐ可kě矣yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.'

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.

道:道理,指真理。

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