The Analects论语

Book 10, Passage 10.19

When he was ill and the prince came to visit him, he had his head to the east, made his court robes be spread over him, and drew his girdle across them.

疾,君视之,东首,加朝服,拖绅。
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1 sentences · 2 notes
疾jí,君jūn视shì之zhī,东dōng首shǒu,加jiā朝zhāo服fú,拖tuō绅shēn。

1When he was ill and the prince came to visit him, he had his head to the east, made his court robes be spread over him, and drew his girdle across them.

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.

东首:头向东。

绅:束在腰间的大带。

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