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寡人
guǎ rén ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄖㄣˊ : 寡德之人。古代诸侯王的谦称。 "Man of little virtue", modest way of referring to oneself used by rulers of the states of Zhou.
墨子·节用上》:今天下为政者,其所以寡人之道多,其使民劳,其籍敛厚,民财不足,冻饿死者不可胜数也。
Those who govern the empire to-day diminish the people in more ways than one: Employing the people they exhaust them, levying taxes they make them heavy. People fall into poverty and innumerable persons die of hunger and cold.
孟子·梁惠王上》:梁惠王曰:“寡人之于国也,尽心焉耳矣”
King Hui of Liang said, 'Small as my virtue is, in the government of my kingdom, I do indeed exert my mind to the utmost.'
庄子·德充符》:寡人召而观之,果以恶骇天下。
I called him, and saw him. Certainly he was ugly enough to scare the whole world.
礼记·曲礼下》:其与民言,自称曰寡人
He speaks of himself to the people as 'the man of little virtue.'
诗经·燕燕》:先君之思、以勖寡人
In thinking of our deceased lord, She stimulated worthless me.
商君书·更法》:拘世以议,寡人不之疑矣。
One should, in one's plans, be directed by the needs of the times - I have no doubts about it.
韩非子·十过》:屈产之乘,寡人之骏马也。
淮南子·齐俗训》:晋平公出言而不当,师旷举琴而撞之,跌衽宫壁,左右欲涂之,平公曰:“舍之,以此为寡人失。”
史记·秦本纪》:今由余贤,寡人之害,将奈之何?
公孙龙子·迹府》:齐王之谓尹文曰:‘寡人甚好士,以齐国无士,何也?’
荀子·哀公》:哀公曰:“寡人问舜冠于子,何以不言也?”
春秋左传》:曰,先君舍与夷而立寡人寡人弗敢忘,若以大夫之灵,得保首领以没,先君若问与夷,其将何辞以对,请子奉之,以主社稷,寡人虽死,亦无悔焉,对曰,群臣愿奉冯也,公曰,不可,先君以寡人为贤,使主社稷,若弃德不让,是废先君之举也,岂曰能贤,光昭先君之令德,可不务乎,吾子其无废先君之功,使公子冯出居于郑,八月,庚辰,宋穆公卒,殇公即位,君子曰,宋宣公可谓知人矣,立穆公,其子飨之,命以义夫,商颂曰,殷受命咸宜,百禄是荷,其是之谓乎。
说苑·君道》:寡人为君也,百姓各自以其心为心,是以痛之。
墨子闲诂·所染》:吕氏春秋·淫辞》篇云:“宋王谓其相唐鞅曰:‘寡人所杀戮者众矣,而群臣愈不畏,其故何也’”
春秋繁露》:寡人以此二大夫者为皆贤。
吕氏春秋·贵公》:管仲有病,桓公往问之,曰:“仲父之病矣,渍甚,国人弗讳,寡人将谁属国?”

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