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讙兜進言共工，	Huandou approached, and spoke about the minister of works.
堯曰不可而試之工師，	'I cannot even give him a trial as a workman,' said Yao,
共工果淫辟。	'for he is really profligate.'
四嶽舉鯀治鴻水，	The president of the four mountains recommended Gun as the proper person to look after the deluge.
堯以為不可，	Yao regarded it as impracticable,
嶽彊請試之，	but the president vehemently requested that he might be tried,
試之而無功，	so the trial was made, but without good results.
故百姓不便。	Of old the people had felt that it was undesirable
三苗在江淮、荊州數為亂。	that the three Miao tribes in the districts of Jiang Huai, and Jing should so often rise in rebellion;
於是舜歸而言於帝，	so Shun on his return spoke to the emperor
請流共工於幽陵，	requesting that the minister of works might be banished to the ridge of Yu
以變北狄；	to reform the Northern Ti tribes,
放讙兜於崇山，	that Huandou might be detained on mount Chong,
以變南蠻；	to reform the Southern barbarians,
遷三苗於三危，	that the chief of the three Miao tribes might be removed to Sanwei (three cliffs)
以變西戎；	to reform the Western Rong people,
殛鯀於羽山，	and that Gun might be imprisoned for life on Mount Yu
以變東夷：	to reform the Eastern barbarians.
四罪而天下咸服。	These four criminals being thus dealt with, universal submission prevailed throughout the empire.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
讙兜	言+18 儿+9	歡	huān dōu ㄏㄨㄢㄉㄡ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v6,p4033#07 v1,p0273#16	p.1187#25 p.125#20	p.1259r5c02 p.140r4c01
進	辵+8	𨙟𨗃进	jìn ㄐㄧㄣˋ	advance, make progress, enter	v6,p3851#05	p.1259#30	p.1322r2c03
言	言+0	訁𢍗𢍬	yán ㄧㄢˊ	Speak, say. / Discuss, debate. / Tell. / Doctrine, theory, words. / One word. / Sentence. / Particle, no meaning.	v6,p3936#01	p.1146#01	p.1236r5c03
共	八+4	𦱹	gòng ㄍㄨㄥˋ	Occupy or accept together. / Together. / Total, in all. / Preposition: together with.	v1,p0243#02	p.127#05	p.160r5c02
			gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	Provide. / Respectful.
			gǒng ㄍㄨㄥˇ	Cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting。 / Rotate, turn around.
工	工+0	𢀚㣉𠜝	gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	labor, work; worker, laborer	v1,p0410#06	p.325#01	p.463r2c02
堯	土+9	𡋰尧	yáo ㄧㄠˊ	帝堯，古代聖王之一。 Yao, a legendary sage king.	v1,p0459#14	p.234#01	p.324r3c02
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	(3.1) 否定副詞：用於動詞、形容詞等前面，表示否定。 Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation.	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
可	口+2	歌厥	kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
而	而+0		ér ㄦˊ	Whiskers. / Like, similar to. / Pronoun: you. / Pronoun: this, like this. / Connective: and, with. / Connective: and, then. / Connective: if, supposing. / Connective: yet, however. / Connective: therefore, hence. / Connective: expresses method or state. / Particle: of. / Expressive particle.	v4,p2810#01	p.961#18	p.1080r2c03
			néng ㄋㄥˊ	Same as 「能(3)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Able to, competent. / Same as 「能(2.1)」 néng ㄋㄥˊ: Ability, talent.
試	言+6	试	shì ㄕˋ	test, try, experiment	v6,p3960#12	p.1157#03	p.1242r3c03
之	丿+3	㞢	zhī ㄓ	Towards; go to. / Demonstrative pronoun: this, these. / Third person pronoun: him, her, it. / Auxiliary word: of. / Auxiliary word: used between subject and predicate, cancels independence of a clause. / Auxiliary word: used in a sentence for aesthetic purpose only, no meaning.	v1,p0043#01	p.82#04	p.47r2c02
師	巾+7	𠵀𠦵𢂖𩇱师	shī ㄕ	Unit of 2500 soldiers. / Troops in general. / The masses. / Teacher. / Take ... as one's teacher. / Model, example. / Follow, mimic, learn from. / Specialist, expert. / Official, chief. / Lion.	v1,p0740#02	p.331#35	p.475r3c05
果	木+4	菓	guǒ kè luǒ wǒ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄛˇ	fruit; result	v2,p1168#11	p.516#11	p.682r6c01
淫	水+8	婬㸒	yín yàn yáo ㄧㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˊ	obscene, licentious, lewd	v3,p1654#04	p.631#09	p.805r2c03
辟	辛+6	避𠈳𠊸	pì pī bì mǐ ㄆㄧˋ ㄆㄧㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄧˇ	law, rule; open up, develop	v6,p4037#08	p.1251#06	p.1309r1c02
四	囗+2	𦉭肆	sì ㄙˋ	four	v1,p0710#16	p.216#22	p.294r6c01
嶽	山+14	岳𡶓𡶳𡴳	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	mountain peak, summit	v1,p0803#04	p.321#28	p.461r4c02
舉	臼+10	擧㪯举	jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	raise, lift up; recommend	v5,p3041#08	p.1005#15	p.1114r3c01
鯀	魚+7	鲧	gǔn ㄍㄨㄣˇ	giant fish; father of the emperor Yu	v7,p4692#16	p.1471#03	p.1528r4c06
治	水+5	乿	zhì ㄓˋ	Rule, administer. / Well ruled, peaceful and orderly. / Punish, execute. / Cure, treat (an illness). / Prepare. / Construct. / Research, study.	v3,p1599#06	p.614#07	p.776r5c02
鴻	鳥+6	䲨鸿	hóng hòng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄥˋ	species of wild swan; vast	v7,p4632#08	p.1488#20	p.1538r3c08
水	水+0	氵	shuǐ ㄕㄨㄟˇ	water, liquid, lotion, juice	v3,p1545#01	p.603#01	p.757r1c01
堯	土+9	𡋰尧	yáo ㄧㄠˊ	a legendary ancient emperor-sage	v1,p0459#14	p.234#01	p.324r3c02
以	人+3	㠯	yǐ ㄧˇ	Use. / Believe. / Command. / Lead. / Connect, implicate. / Have. / Cause, reason. / Preposition: because. / Preposition: from, in. / Preposition: at [some time]. / Preposition: using. / Preposition: in accordance with. / Preposition: relying upon. / Preposition: in the capacity of. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: indicates the following action is the objective of the preceding one. / Connective: used between adverbial clause and verb to express modification. / Connective: and. / Connective: but. / Connective: and so, thus. / Particle: used together with some words expressing direction and time. / Modal particle. / Same as 「已(1)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Stop, discontinue. / Same as 「已(7.2)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: already. / Same as 「已(7.3)」 yǐ ㄧˇ: Adverb: extremely.	v1,p0105#07	p.94#01	p.87r6c01
為	火+5	爲为	wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Create, make. / Build, construct. / Do. / Plant, grow. / Govern. / Research, study. / Serve as. / Change into, become. / As, in the role of. / Count as, be considered as. / Called, named. / Expresses judgement: is. / Make, cause (to). / Have. / Take part in. / Write, author. / Connective: if. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to move forward the object. / Modal particle used at the end of a sentence to express a rhetorical question.	v3,p2198#11	p.669#10	p.844r4c03
			wèi ㄨㄟˋ	Help, assist. / Preposition: for, on behalf of. / Preposition: by (passive). / Preposition: because of, due to. / Preposition: with, together with. / Connective: because. / Say. / False, fake.
彊	弓+13	强強	qiáng qiǎng jiāng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄧㄤˋ	stubborn, uncompromising	v2,p1003#01	p.361#06	p.506r2c01
請	言+8	请	qǐng ㄑㄧㄥˇ	Request, ask for. / Respectful term used to make a request. / Visit (a superior). / Ask, inquire. / Ask after (someone). / Tell, say to. / Invite. / Employ, hire.	v6,p3981#03	p.1167#18	p.1248r6c02
			qìng ㄑㄧㄥˋ	Autumn audience.
			qíng ㄑㄧㄥˊ	Reality, actual state of affairs. / In reality, actually.
無	火+8	𣟒𣚨𠘩无橆	wú ㄨˊ	(1) 沒有。 Not have.	v3,p2211#15	p.673#26	p.848r2c04
功	力+3		gōng ㄍㄨㄥ	achievement, merit, good result	v1,p0365#08	p.146#11	p.192r3c03
故	攴+5		gù ㄍㄨˋ	Cause. / State of affairs. / Event, incident. / Plot. / Old. / Past, original. / Death. / On purpose. / Originally. / Hence, thus.	v2,p1453#05	p.469#25	p.601r5c01
百	白+1	佰𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
姓	女+5	𤯧𤯣	xìng ㄒㄧㄥˋ	one's family name; clan, people	v2,p1037#12	p.259#05	p.381r6c02
不	一+3	不𠀚𠙐	bù ㄅㄨˋ	Not have. / To not be. / Negational adverb, used before verbs, adjectives, etc. to indicate negation. / Negational adverb expressing prohibition: do not. / Negational adverb expressing rhetorical question: is not...?	v1,p0011#06	p.76#15	p.30r1c01
			fǒu ㄈㄡˇ	Same as 「否(1.2)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used together with an affirmative word, expressing its negative or opposite. / Same as 「否(1.3)」 fǒu ㄈㄡˇ: Adverb used at the end of a question to form a yes-no question.
			fū ㄈㄨ	Sepal of a flower.
			pī ㄆㄧ	Same as 「丕(1)」 pī ㄆㄧ: Large.
			bǐ ㄅㄧˇ	Show disdain for.
便	人+7	便	biàn pián ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄢˊ	convenience, ease; expedient	v1,p0157#03	p.103#32	p.105r2c05
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
苗	艸+5	𡩈	miáo ㄇㄧㄠˊ	sprouts; Miao nationality	v5,p3191#02	p.1022#28	p.1129r2c01
在	土+3		zài ㄗㄞˋ	Exist, be alive. / Be in a certain place. / Inquire after, pay one's respects to. / Preposition: due to, being that. / Preposition: specifies location or time of an action - in, at.	v1,p0418#07	p.223#10	p.312r2c07
江	水+3		jiāng ㄐㄧㄤ	large river; yangzi; surname	v3,p1551#03	p.606#04	p.765r1c01
淮	水+8		huái ㄏㄨㄞˊ	river in Anhui province	v3,p1652#05	p.631#14	p.805r5c03
荊	艸+6	荆	jīng ㄐㄧㄥ	thorns; brambles; my wife; cane	v1,p0339#02	p.1030#38	p.1148r3c01
州	巛+3	𠄓𠃕𠛏𣧓	zhōu ㄓㄡ	administrative division, state	v1,p0046#03	p.324#01	p.462r3c02
數	攴+11	数	shù shǔ cù shuò ㄕㄨˋ ㄕㄨˇ ㄘㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛˋ	number; several; count; fate	v2,p1474#01	p.475#04	p.607r4c01
亂	乙+12	𠧎𠧏𠮗乱	luàn ㄌㄨㄢˋ	Chaos, disorder. / Confusion, confused state of mind. / Turmoil, unrest, revolt. / Rebellion, uprising. / Disturb, corrupt. / Lecherous, wicked. / Confuse, mix up. / Rule, administer. / Traverse, cross. / Reach, pass. / Last section of a piece of music. / Last words of a piece of writing. / Complete, finish.	v1,p0057#10	p.84#33	p.57r5c01
於	方+4	烏𣱏𤕘于亏扵	yú ㄩˊ	Be (copula). / Be, exist. / Preposition: in. / Preposition: from or to. / Preposition: compared to. / Preposition: to, for, towards. / Preposition: by (indicating passive tense). / Preposition: with, using. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: by, according to. / Connective: just as. / Auxiliary word, no meaning.	v3,p2175#02	p.481#11	p.622r2c03
是	日+5	昰𣆞	shì ㄕˋ	Straight. / Right, correct. / Believe accurate, affirm. / Demonstrative pronoun: this. / Be (copula). / Auxiliary word, used after moving forward the object.	v2,p1497#05	p.493#26	p.639r1c01
舜	舛+6	𡐩𡳈𡳉	shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ	legendary ruler	v3,p2035#02	p.1008#10	p.1116r5c02
歸	止+14	帰归𤾤	guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟㄎㄨㄟˋ	return; return to, revert to	v2,p1446#15	p.578#07	p.739r6c01
帝	巾+6	𢂇𠫦	dì ㄉㄧˋ	supreme ruler, emperor; god	v1,p0738#02	p.330#14	p.474r5c07
流	水+6	流㳅	liú ㄌㄧㄡˊ	flow, circulate, drift; class	v3,p1631#12	p.623#04	p.791r1c02
幽	幺+6	凼	yōu ㄧㄡ	quiet, secluded, tranquil; dark	v2,p1094#08	p.342#12	p.485r5c03
陵	阜+8	陵夌𨻪䧙	líng ㄌㄧㄥˊ	hill, mound; mausoleum	v6,p4134#06	p.1354#06	p.1426r3c01
變	言+16	変𢒟𢒪𢒦变	biàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ	Change, alteration. / Movement. / Adapt to, accommodate. / Event, incident. / Disaster. / Unusual event.	v2,p1481#07	p.1186#12	p.1257r6c06
北	匕+3	北𧉥	běi ㄅㄟˇ	North. / Go northwards. / Flee in defeat. / Retreating army.	v1,p0262#04	p.152#25	p.203r2c02
			bèi ㄅㄟˋ	Deviate, depart from.
狄	犬+4		dí tì ㄉㄧˊ ㄊㄧˋ	tribe from northern china; surnam	v2,p1337#01	p.707#24	p.874r2c02
放	攴+4	匸	fàng fǎng ㄈㄤˋ ㄈㄤˇ	put, release, free, liberate	v2,p1451#11	p.469#03	p.600r3c03
崇	山+8	嵩	chóng ㄔㄨㄥˊ	esteem, honor, revere, venerate	v1,p0782#14	p.313#01	p.457r5c01
山	山+0		shān ㄕㄢ	mountain, hill, peak	v1,p0759#11	p.307#01	p.452r2c03
南	十+7	𡴖𡴟	nán nā ㄋㄢˊ ㄋㄚ	south; southern part; southward	v1,p0065#02	p.157#05	p.217r3c01
蠻	虫+19	蛮	mán ㄇㄢˊ	barbarians; barbarous, savage	v4,p2909#21	p.1104#25	p.1202r3c05
遷	辵+12	迁𨔰𨙞拪𢰕𢫥	qiān ㄑㄧㄢ	move, shift, change; transfer	v6,p3881#02	p.1265#04	p.1331r4c01
危	卩+4	𡵁	wēi wéi ㄨㄟㄨㄟˊ	dangerous, precarious; high	v1,p0312#03	p.159#12	p.226r2c01
西	襾+0	覀𠧧㢴	xī ㄒㄧ	west(ern); westward, occident	v4,p2805#02	p.1128#10	p.1221r6c03
戎	戈+2		róng ㄖㄨㄥˊ	arms, armaments; military affair	v2,p1397#08	p.411#08	p.550r4c03
殛	歹+9		jí ㄐㄧˊ	to put to death to imprison for life	v2,p1391#02	p.582#08	p.742r2c05
羽	羽+0	羽	yǔ hù ㄩˇ ㄏㄨˋ	feather, plume; wings; rad. 124	v5,p3341#01	p.955#01	p.1073r2c03
東	木+4	东	dōng ㄉㄨㄥ	east, eastern, eastward	v2,p1165#04	p.513#12	p.675r6c02
夷	大+3	𡰥	yí ㄧˊ	ancient barbarian tribes	v1,p0527#05	p.249#15	p.369r1c02
罪	网+8	辠𡈚	zuì ㄗㄨㄟˋ	crime, sin, vice; evil; hardship	v4,p2920#07	p.948#13	p.1065r2c06
天下	大+1 一+2	𠀡𠀘𦴞兲靝𠕹丅厥𠄟	tiān xià ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄚˋ	世界。 "All under heaven", the world.	v1,p0522#01 v1,p0007#01	p.248#04 p.76#10	p.358r4c01 p.28r1c01
咸	口+6	鹹	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	together; all, completely; united	v2,p1404#02	p.187#19	p.269r4c06
服	月+4	𣍞𦨈	fú fù bì ㄈㄨˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ	clothes; wear, dress	v3,p2053#07	p.505#02

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