The Analects论语

Book 6, Passage 6.28

The Master having visited Nan-tsze, Tsze-lu was displeased, on which the Master swore, saying, 'Wherein I have done improperly, may Heaven reject me, may Heaven…

子见南子,子路不说。夫子矢之曰:“予所否者,天厌之!天厌之!”
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子zǐ见jiàn南nán子zǐ,子zǐ路lù不bù说shuō。夫fū子zǐ矢shǐ之zhī曰yuē:“予yú所suǒ否fǒu者zhě,天tiān厌yàn之zhī!天tiān厌yàn之zhī!”

1The Master having visited Nan-tsze, Tsze-lu was displeased, on which the Master swore, saying, 'Wherein I have done improperly, may Heaven reject me, may Heaven reject me!'

Chinese commentary · 4 notes

The notes printed with this passage in Chinese editions, kept in Chinese, for readers who come to the text that way.

南子:卫灵公夫人。当时把持着卫国的朝政,行为不端。关于她约见孔子一事,《史记·孔子世家》有较生动的记载。

说:通“悦”。

矢:通“誓”。

所一一者:相当于“假如……的话”,用于誓词中。

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