The great officer, Hsien, who had been family- minister to Kung-shu Wan, ascended to the prince's court in company with Wan.
1The great officer, Hsien, who had been family- minister to Kung-shu Wan, ascended to the prince's court in company with Wan.
2The Master, having heard of it, said, 'He deserved to be considered WAN (the accomplished).'
The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.
臣大夫：即家大夫，文子的家。僎：人名。本是文子的家，因文子的推荐，和文子一起做了卫国的大臣。同升诸公：同升于公朝。
可以为“文”：周朝的谥法。锡民爵位曰“文”。公叔文子使大夫馔和他一起升于公朝，所以孔子说他可以谥为“文”。