The Analects论语

Book 10, Passage 10.23

When a friend sent him a present, though it might be a carriage and horses, he did not bow.

朋友之馈,虽车马,非祭肉,不拜。
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朋péng友yǒu之zhī馈kuì,虽suī车chē马mǎ,非fēi祭jì肉ròu,不bù拜bài。

1When a friend sent him a present, though it might be a carriage and horses, he did not bow.

2The only present for which he bowed was that of the flesh of sacrifice.

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