The Analects论语

Book 7, Passage 7.8

The Master said, 'I do not open up the truth to one who is not eager to get knowledge, nor help out any one who is not anxious to explain himself. When I have…

子曰:“不愤不启,不悱不发。举一隅不以三隅反,则不复也。”
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“不bù愤fèn不bù启qǐ,不bù悱fěi不bù发fā。举jǔ一yì隅yú不bù以yǐ三sān隅yú反fǎn,则zé不bù复fù也yě。”

1The Master said, 'I do not open up the truth to one who is not eager to get knowledge, nor help out any one who is not anxious to explain himself. When I have presented one corner of a subject to any one, and he cannot from it learn the other three, I do not repeat my lesson.'

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.

愤:思考问题时有疑难想不通。

悱:想表达却说不出来。发:启发。

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