The Analects论语

Book 10, Passage 10.16

Chi K'ang having sent him a present of physic, he bowed and received it, saying, 'I do not know it. I dare not taste it.'

康子馈药,拜而受之,曰:“丘未达,不敢尝。”
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1 sentences · 2 notes
康kāng子zǐ馈kuì药yào,拜bài而ér受shòu之zhī,曰yuē:“丘qiū未wèi达dá,不bù敢gǎn尝cháng。”

1Chi K'ang having sent him a present of physic, he bowed and received it, saying, 'I do not know it. I dare not taste it.'

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.

康子:即季康子,姓季孙,名肥,鲁哀公时的正卿。

达:通,懂得,了解。

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