The Analects/Book 13/13.28

Book 13, Passage 13.28

Tsze-lu asked, saying, 'What qualities must a man possess to entitle him to be called a scholar?' The Master said, 'He must be thus,-- earnest, urgent, and…

子路问曰：“何如斯可谓之士矣？”子曰：“切切偲偲，怡怡如也，”…

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1 sentences · 2 notes

子zǐ路lù问wèn曰yuē：“何hé如rú斯sī可kě谓wèi之zhī士shì矣yǐ？”子zǐ曰yuē：“切qiè切qiè偲cāi偲cāi，怡yí怡yí如rú也yě，可kě谓wèi士shì矣yǐ。朋péng友yǒu切qiè切qiè偲cāi偲cāi，兄xiōng弟dì怡yí怡yí。”

1Tsze-lu asked, saying, 'What qualities must a man possess to entitle him to be called a scholar?' The Master said, 'He must be thus,-- earnest, urgent, and bland:-- among his friends, earnest and urgent; among his brethren, bland.'

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.

偲：勉励督促、诚恳的样子。

怡怡：和气亲切、顺从的样子。

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