Book 9, Passage 9.14

The Master was wishing to go and live among the nine wild tribes of the east.

子欲居九夷。或曰：“陋，如之何？”子曰：“君子居之，何陋之有？”

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2 sentences · 1 notes

子zǐ欲yù居jū九jiǔ夷yí。或huò曰yuē：“陋lòu，如rú之zhī何hé？”子zǐ曰yuē：“君jūn子zǐ居jū之zhī，何hé陋lòu之zhī有yǒu？”

1The Master was wishing to go and live among the nine wild tribes of the east.

2Some one said, 'They are rude. How can you do such a thing?' The Master said, 'If a superior man dwelt among them, what rudeness would there be?'

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.

九夷：泛指东边的少数民族聚居地。