The Analects论语

Book 11, Passage 11.21

The Master said, 'If, because a man's discourse appears solid and sincere, we allow him to be a good man, is he really a superior man? or is his gravity only in…

子曰:“论笃是与,君子者乎?色庄者乎?”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“论lùn笃dǔ是shì与yú,君jūn子zǐ者zhě乎hū?色sè庄zhuāng者zhě乎hū?”

1The Master said, 'If, because a man's discourse appears solid and sincere, we allow him to be a good man, is he really a superior man? or is his gravity only in appearance?'

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.

论笃是与:赞许言论笃实。这是“与论笃”的倒装说法。“与”是动词,表示赞许的意思。“论笃”是提前的宾语。“是”用于动宾倒装,无义。

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