| 《·》: | 其生色也，睟然見於面，盎於背，施於四體，四體不言而喻。 |
| Their growth and manifestation are a mild harmony appearing in the countenance, a rich fullness in the back, and the character imparted to the four limbs. Those limbs understand to arrange themselves, without being told. |
| 《·》: | 南越王趙他，本漢賢人也，化南夷之俗，背畔王制，椎髻箕坐，好之若性。 |
| Zhao Ta, king of the southern Yue, was originally an honourable man of the Han State, but he took to the habits of the southern barbarians, disregarded the imperial commands, dressed his hair in a tuft, and used to squat down. He was so fond of this, as if it had been his nature. |
| 《·》: | 曰：舟用之水，車用之陸，君子息其足焉，小人休其肩背焉。 |
| The answer was: "The boats are to be employed on water and the vehicles on land, so that the gentlemen can rest their feet and the labourers can rest their shoulders and backs." |
| 《·》: | 鵬之背，不知其幾千里也。 |
| The back of which is (also) - I do not know how many li in extent. |
| 《·》: | 釋法而以知，背功而以譽。 |
| They relax the law and keep to knowledge; they turn their backs on merit and keep to people of reputation. |
| 《·》: | 故用兵之法，高陵勿向，背邱勿逆，佯北勿從，銳卒勿攻，餌兵勿食，歸師勿遏，圍師必闕，窮寇勿迫，此用兵之法也。 |
| To refrain from intercepting an enemy whose banners are in perfect order, to refrain from attacking an army drawn up in calm and confident array - this is the art of studying circumstances. It is a military axiom not to advance uphill against the enemy, nor to oppose him when he comes downhill. Do not pursue an enemy who simulates flight; do not attack soldiers whose temper is keen. Do not swallow bait offered by the enemy. Do not interfere with an army that is returning home. When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. Such is the art of warfare. |
| 《·》: | 與義分背矣！ |
| 《·》: | 天老曰：「夫鳳，鴻前麟後，蛇頸魚尾，鶴植鴛鴦，思麗化枯折所志，龍文龜身，燕喙雞噣，駢翼而中注，首戴德，頂揭義，背負仁，心信志，食則有質，飲則有儀，往則有文，來則有嘉。」 |
| 《·》: | 曰：世亂義廢，背上不臣，篡弒覆君者多，而有明大惡之誅，誰言其誅。 |
| 《·》: | 傳曰：「喪祭之禮廢，則臣子之恩薄，臣子之恩薄，則背死亡生者眾。」 |
| 《·》: | 周公背僂，是謂強俊，成就周道，輔於幼主。 |
| 《·》: | 剖傴者之背，斮朝涉之脛，國人大駭。 |
| 《·》: | 夫與人鬥而不搤其亢，拊其背，未全勝也。 |
| 《·》: | 故君子修德，始乎笄丱，終乎鮐背，創乎夷原，成乎喬嶽。 |
| 《·》: | 參緘其口，而銘其背曰：「古之慎言人也，戒之哉！」 |
| 《·》: | 民富乃可教，學正乃得義，民貧則背善，學淫則詐偽，入學則不亂，得義則忠孝。 |
| 《·》: | 次二，正其腹，引其背，酋貞。 |
| 《》: | 趙王彭祖、列侯讓等議曰：「安廢法，行邪僻，詐偽心，以亂天下，營惑百姓，背叛宗廟。」 |
| 《·》: | 脩肱而龜背，長九尺有六寸，成湯之容體也。 |
| 《·》: | 學之者明，失之者昏，背之者亡。 |
| 《·》: | 女冶容而淫，士背道而辜。 |
| 《·》: | 不知背逆，不知向順，故无利害。 |
| 《·》: | 不下則離散，弗養則背叛，示以賢則民爭，加以力則民怨。 |
| 《·》: | 作不背本，義不獨安。 |
| 《》: | 本者，道之所以動，動生萬物，背之則亡也。 |
| 《·》: | 以秦與趙敵，衡加以齊，今又背韓，而未有以堅荊、魏之心。 |
| 《·》: | 走背跋䠯窮穀野走十裏，藥也，走背辭藥則足廢。 |
| 《·》: | 反，誅屨於徒人費，不得也，鞭之見血，費走而出，遇賊於門，脅而束之，費袒而示之背，賊信之，使費先入，伏公而出鬥，死于門中。 |
| 《·》: | 背大險阻，右山左水。 |
| 《·》: | 太公曰：「日月星辰斗杓，一左一右，一向一背，此謂天陳。」 |
| 《·》: | 其有失命亂常，背德逆天之時，而危有功之君，偏告于諸侯，彰明有罪。 |
| 《·》: | 尉繚子對曰：「刑以伐之，德以守之，非所謂天官時日陰陽向背也。」 |
| 《·》: | 招舉姦枉，抑挫仁賢，背公立私，同位相訕，是謂亂源。 |
| 《·》: | 嚮之者富有餘，背之者貧且窶。 |
| 《·》: | 故循流而下易以至，背風而馳易以遠。 |
| 《·》: | 惠公既定於晉，背秦德而不予地。 |
| 《·》: | 凡趨合背反，計有適合。 |
| 《·》: | 及至，已立，而使丕鄭謝秦，背約不與河西城，而殺裏克 |
| 《》: | 夏盟，向，求成于鄭，既而背之。 |
| 《·》: | 白民乘黃，乘黃者，似狐，其背有兩角，東越海𧊧，歐人蟬蛇，蟬蛇順食之美，於越納，姑妹珍。 |
| 《·》: | 王背屏而立，夫人向屏。 |
