The Analects/Book 13/13.14

Book 13, Passage 13.14

The disciple Zan returning from the court, the Master said to him, 'How are you so late?' He replied, 'We had government business.' The Master said, 'It must…

冉子退朝，子曰：“何晏也？”对曰：“有政。”子曰：“其事也。如有政，”…

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冉rǎn子zǐ退tuì朝cháo，子zǐ曰yuē：“何hé晏yàn也yě？”对duì曰yuē：“有yǒu政zhèng。”子zǐ曰yuē：“其qí事shì也yě。如rú有yǒu政zhèng，虽suī不bù吾wú以yǐ，吾wú其qí与yǔ闻wén之zhī。”

1The disciple Zan returning from the court, the Master said to him, 'How are you so late?' He replied, 'We had government business.' The Master said, 'It must have been family affairs. If there had been government business, though I am not now in office, I should have been consulted about it.'

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.

朝：朝廷。或指鲁君的朝廷，或指季氏议事的场所。

晏：意为迟、晚。

不吾以：不用我。以，用。

与：参与。

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