The Analects论语

Book 10, Passage 10.9

When he had been assisting at the prince's sacrifice, he did not keep the flesh which he received overnight. The flesh of his family sacrifice he did not keep…

祭于公,不宿肉。祭肉不出三日。出三日,不食之矣。
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1 sentences · 1 notes
祭jì于yú公gōng,不bù宿sù肉ròu。祭jì肉ròu不bù出chū三sān日rì。出chū三sān日rì,不bù食sì之zhī矣yǐ。

1When he had been assisting at the prince's sacrifice, he did not keep the flesh which he received overnight. The flesh of his family sacrifice he did not keep over three days. If kept over three days, people could not eat it.

Chinese commentary · 1 notes

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

不宿肉:从公家分回的祭肉(胙),不要留着过夜。

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