Book 11, Passage 11.10

When Yen Yuan died, the Master bewailed him exceedingly, and the disciples who were with him said, 'Master, your grief is excessive?'

颜渊死，子哭之恸。从者曰：“子恸矣！”曰：“有恸乎？”…

All 26 passages in Book 1110 of 26

3 sentences · 2 notes

颜yán渊yuān死sǐ，子zǐ哭kū之zhī恸tòng。从cóng者zhě曰yuē：“子zǐ恸tòng矣yǐ！”曰yuē：“有yǒu恸tòng乎hū？非fēi夫fú人rén之zhī为wéi恸tòng而ér谁shuí为wéi！”

1When Yen Yuan died, the Master bewailed him exceedingly, and the disciples who were with him said, 'Master, your grief is excessive?'

2'Is it excessive?' said he.

3'If I am not to mourn bitterly for this man, for whom should I mourn?'

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.

恸：极度悲哀。

夫：指示代词，此处指颜渊。