The Analects论语

Book 17, Passage 17.26

The Master said, 'When a man at forty is the object of dislike, he will always continue what he is.'

子曰:“年四十而见恶焉,其终也已。”
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1 sentences · 2 notes
子zǐ曰yuē:“年nián四sì十shí而ér见jiàn恶è焉yān,其qí终zhōng也yě已yǐ。”

1The Master said, 'When a man at forty is the object of dislike, he will always continue what he is.'

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.

见:被。

已:止,尽。

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