The Analects/Book 6/6.14

Book 6, Passage 6.14

Tsze-yu being governor of Wu-ch'ang, the Master said to him, 'Have you got good men there?' He answered, 'There is Tan-t'ai Mieh-ming, who never in walking…

子游为武城宰。子曰“女得人焉尔乎？”曰：“有澹台灭明者，行不由径。”…

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子zǐ游yóu为wéi武wǔ城chéng宰zǎi。子zǐ曰yuē“女rǔ得dé人rén焉yān尔ěr乎hū？”曰yuē：“有yǒu澹tán台tái灭miè明míng者zhě，行xíng不bù由yóu径jìng。非fēi公gōng事shì，未wèi尝cháng至zhì于yú偃yǎn之zhī室shì也yě。”

1Tsze-yu being governor of Wu-ch'ang, the Master said to him, 'Have you got good men there?' He answered, 'There is Tan-t'ai Mieh-ming, who never in walking takes a short cut, and never comes to my office, excepting on public business.'

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.

武城：鲁国的城邑，在今山东省费县西南。

澹台灭明：人名，姓澹台，名灭明，字子羽。后来也是孔子的学生。

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