The Analects论语

Book 18, Passage 18.9

The grand music master, Chih, went to Ch'i.

太师挚适齐,亚饭干适楚,三饭缭适蔡,四饭缺适秦,鼓方叔入于河,…
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5 sentences · 7 notes
太tài师shī挚zhì适shì齐qí,亚yà饭fàn干gàn适shì楚chǔ,三sān饭fàn缭liáo适shì蔡cài,四sì饭fàn缺quē适shì秦qín,鼓gǔ方fāng叔shū入rù于yú河hé,播bō鼗táo武wǔ入rù于yú汉hàn,少shǎo师shī阳yáng、击jī磬qìng襄xiāng入rù于yú海hǎi。

1The grand music master, Chih, went to Ch'i.

2Kan, the master of the band at the second meal, went to Ch'u. Liao, the band master at the third meal, went to Ts'ai. Chueh, the band master at the fourth meal, went to Ch'in.

3Fang-shu, the drum master, withdrew to the north of the river.

4Wu, the master of the hand drum, withdrew to the Han.

5Yang, the assistant music master, and Hsiang, master of the musical stone, withdrew to an island in the sea.

Chinese commentary · 7 notes

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

师挚:太师是鲁国乐官之长,挚是人名。适:往,到。

亚饭干:第二次吃饭时奏乐的乐师,名干。古代天子、诸侯吃饭时都要奏乐,所以乐师有亚饭、三饭、四饭之称。

缭:人名。

缺:人名。

鼓方叔:击鼓的乐师,名方叔。

播鼗武:播,摇。鼗,小鼓。武,摇小鼓者的名字。

少师阳:副乐官,名阳。击磬襄:敲磐的乐师,名襄。

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