The Analects论语

Book 7, Passage 7.18

The Master's frequent themes of discourse were-- the Odes, the History, and the maintenance of the Rules of Propriety. On all these he frequently discoursed.

子所雅言,《诗》《书》、执礼,皆雅言也。
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子zǐ所suǒ雅yǎ言yán,《诗shī》《书shū》、执zhí礼lǐ,皆jiē雅yǎ言yán也yě。

1The Master's frequent themes of discourse were-- the Odes, the History, and the maintenance of the Rules of Propriety. On all these he frequently discoursed.

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.

雅言:古代西周人的语言,即标准语,相当于今天的普通话。

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