The Analects论语

Book 13, Passage 13.10

The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three…

子曰:“苟有用我者,期月而已可也,三年有成。”
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子zǐ曰yuē:“苟gǒu有yǒu用yòng我wǒ者zhě,期qī月yuè而ér已yǐ可kě也yě,三sān年nián有yǒu成chéng。”

1The Master said, 'If there were (any of the princes) who would employ me, in the course of twelve months, I should have done something considerable. In three years, the government would be perfected.'

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.

期月:一年。

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