子在齐闻《韶》，三月不知肉味。曰：“不图为乐之至于斯也！”
1When the Master was in Ch'i, he heard the Shao, and for three months did not know the taste of flesh. 'I did not think'' he said, 'that music could have been made so excellent as this.'
Book 7, Passage 7.14
When the Master was in Ch'i, he heard the Shao, and for three months did not know the taste of flesh. 'I did not think'' he said, 'that music could have been…
子在齐闻《韶》，三月不知肉味。曰：“不图为乐之至于斯也！”
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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.
《韶》：相传是大舜时的乐章。
三月：很长时间。“三”是虚数。