The Analects/Book 8/8.6

Book 8, Passage 8.6

The philosopher Tsang said, 'Suppose that there is an individual who can be entrusted with the charge of a young orphan prince, and can be commissioned with…

曾子曰：“可以托六尺之孤，可以寄百里之命，临大节而不可夺也。”…

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1 sentences · 3 notes

曾zēng子zǐ曰yuē：“可kě以yǐ托tuō六liù尺chǐ之zhī孤gū，可kě以yǐ寄jì百bǎi里lǐ之zhī命mìng，临lín大dà节jié而ér不bù可kě夺duó也yě。君jūn子zǐ人rén与yú？君jūn子zǐ人rén也yě。”

1The philosopher Tsang said, 'Suppose that there is an individual who can be entrusted with the charge of a young orphan prince, and can be commissioned with authority over a state of a hundred li, and whom no emergency however great can drive from his principles:-- is such a man a superior man? He is a superior man indeed.'

Chinese commentary · 3 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

六尺之孤：古人以七尺指成年，六尺指十五岁以下。

百里：指方圆百里的诸侯大国。

与：同“欤”，表疑问的语气词。

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