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| 或問：「子胥、種、蠡孰賢？」 | Someone asked: Among Wu Zixu, Wen Zhong and Fan Li, who was worthy? |
| 曰： | Yangzi said: |
| 「胥也， | Zi Xu |
| 俾吳作亂， | helped the state of Wu make trouble, |
| 破楚入郢， | destroyed the state of Chu, entered the capital at Ying, |
| 鞭尸， | whipped the corpse of King Ping |
| 藉館， | and expelled the government officials |
| 皆不由德。 | —none of this was virtuous (de). |
| 謀越諫齊不式， | He plotted against the state of Yue and remonstrated against attacking Qi to no good use. |
| 不能去， | Unable to leave, |
| 卒眼之。 | he finally saw the destruction of Wu with his own eyes. |
| 種、蠡不強諫而山棲， | Wen Zhong and Fan Li did not strongly remonstrate against King Gou Jian of Yue's plan to attack the state of Wu, and he was held by King Fuchai of Wu for three years on Mount Kuaiji. |
| 俾其君詘社稷之靈而童僕， | They caused their ruler to yield the altars of the spirits of earth and become a servant boy to King Fuchai. |
| 又終斃吳， | In the end, they destroyed Wu, |
| 賢皆不足邵也， | but none of them were good enough to be considered worthy. |
| 至蠡策種而遁， | In the end Fan Li sent Wen Zhong a letter warning him to flee and then escaped |
| 肥矣哉！」 | to go fatten himself! |
| Character | Composition | Variants | Reading | Meaning | Hanyu | Kangxi | Cihai |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 或 | 戈+4 | 𢈿 | huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ | (1) 代詞：代人或事物：有的，有人。 Pronoun: some, someone, something. | v2,p1402#08 | p.412#18 | p.552r5c01 |
| 問 | 口+8 | 𠳅 问 | wèn ㄨㄣˋ | Ask, inquire. / Investigate, look into. / Inquire after, give regards to. / Interrogate, question. / Visit (another states). / Research, investigate. / Give, present with. / Tell. / Sound. / Same as 「聞(7)」 wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Reputation, fame. | v7,p4284#03 | p.195#10 | p.279r3c03 |
| 子胥 | 子+0 肉+5 | 㜽 𢀈 𢀉 𡐫 𣕓 只 𦙃 | zǐ xū ㄗˇ ㄒㄩ | Same as 「伍子胥」 wǔ zǐ xū ㄨˇ ㄗˇ ㄒㄩ: [人名] [Name of a person] | v2,p1006#06 v3,p2064#10 | p.277#01 p.980#06 | p.395r1c01 p.1094r5c02 |
| 種 | 禾+9 | 𥢖 𥡰 种 | zhǒng zhòng chóng ㄓㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ | seed; race; offspring; to plant | v4,p2617#17 | p.856#16 | p.993r6c07 |
| 蠡 | 虫+15 | 𢍝 𥯵 | lǐ lí luó luǒ lì ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄧˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄧˋ | wood-boring insect; bore into wood | v4,p2903#05 | p.1101#41 | p.1200r6c01 |
| 孰 | 子+8 | 塾 | shú ㄕㄨˊ | who? which? what? which one? | v2,p1016#14 | p.280#05 | p.403r1c03 |
| 賢 | 貝+8 | 臤 贒 贤 | xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ | virtuous, worthy, good; able | v6,p3646#06 | p.1209#28 | p.1276r5c02 |
| 曰 | 曰+0 | yuē ㄩㄝ | (1) 說。 Say, speak. | v2,p1482#02 | p.502#01 | p.648r3c03 | |
| 胥 | 肉+5 | 𦙃 | xū xǔ ㄒㄩ ㄒㄩˇ | all, together, mutually | v3,p2064#10 | p.980#06 | p.1094r5c02 |
| 也 | 乙+2 | 𠃟 匜 | yě ㄧㄝˇ | Modal particle used at the end of a sentence, expressing assertion and affirmation. / Modal particle used at the end of a question for emphasis. / Modal particle used at the end of a cause-effect sentence to express explanation. / Modal particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. | v1,p0050#05 | p.84#04 | p.55r1c01 |
| 俾 | 人+8 | bǐ ㄅㄧˇ | so that, in order that; to cause; (Cant.) to give (synonymous with Mandarin 給) | v1,p0180#02 | p.106#25 | p.111r4c05 | |
| 吳 | 口+4 | 呉 虞 𡗿 𡗾 吴 | wú ㄨˊ | one of warring states; surname | v1,p0595#08 | p.179#04 | p.258r6c01 |
| 作 | 人+5 | 胙 𢓓 | zuò ㄗㄨㄛˋ | Arise, stand up. / Grow, flourish. / Begin. / Create, make. / Work, effort. / Serve as, work as. / When, at such time as. | v1,p0134#06 | p.99#07 | p.99r3c01 |
| 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 |
| 破 | 石+5 | 𡲠 | pò ㄆㄛˋ | break, ruin, destroy; rout | v4,p2426#03 | p.829#28 | p.964r1c04 |
| 楚 | 木+9 | 椘 𣕪 檚 | chǔ ㄔㄨˇ | name of feudal state; clear | v2,p1244#09 | p.539#23 | p.708r5c03 |
| 入 | 入+0 | rù ㄖㄨˋ | Enter, go into. / Put in, bring in. / Pay, offer. / Income, gains. / Inside, within. | v1,p0102#01 | p.125#32 | p.141r1c03 | |
| 郢 | 邑+7 | yǐng chéng ㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄥˊ | state in today's Hubei province | v6,p3773#08 | p.1272#08 | p.1339r5c01 | |
| 鞭 | 革+9 | 𠓠 | biān ㄅㄧㄢ | whip; whip; string of firecrackers | v7,p4343#06 | p.1390#09 | p.1468r4c01 |
| 尸 | 尸+0 | 屍 | shī ㄕ | corpse; to impersonate the dead; to preside; KangXi radical 44 | v2,p0963#14 | p.299#26 | p.445r3c04 |
| 藉 | 艸+14 | 借 𧃫 耤 | jiè jí ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˊ | mat, pad; rely on; pretext | v5,p3309#12 | p.1063#42 | p.1172r6c01 |
| 館 | 食+8 | 館 舘 馆 | guǎn ㄍㄨㄢˇ | public building | v7,p4461#13 | p.1422#14 | p.1493r3c03 |
| 皆 | 白+4 | jiē ㄐㄧㄝ | all, every, everybody | v4,p2647#01 | p.786#12 | p.735r5c01 | |
| 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. | ||||||
| 由 | 田+0 | yóu ㄧㄡˊ | Do, carry out. / Cause to happen. / Unite. / Complete, realize. / Go through, pass. / Carry out orders, do as asked. / Follow. / Accord with. / Cause. / Preposition: due to, because of. / Preposition: from. / Preposition: to, with. / Appoint, employ. / Rely on, make use of. / Evidence, proof. / Go along with, listen to. / New growth of a tree around dead wood. / Recovery, revival. / Like, similar to. / Still, yet. / Naturally, by itself. | v4,p2524#02 | p.757#01 | p.910r2c01 | |
| dí ㄉㄧˊ | Road. / Method, way. | ||||||
| 德 | 彳+12 | 惪 悳 | dé ㄉㄜˊ | Morals, morality. / Good deeds. / Good fortune. / Reward kindness, thank. / Heart, feelings. / Same as 「得(1.1)」 dé ㄉㄜˊ: Get, obtain. | v2,p0841#17 | p.371#08 | p.518r3c01 |
| 謀 | 言+9 | 𠰔 𧦥 谋 | móu ㄇㄡˊ | plan, scheme; strategem | v6,p3993#19 | p.1173#07 | p.1251r5c01 |
| 越 | 走+5 | 𦈭 𧻂 | yuè huó ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄛˊ | exceed, go beyond; the more ... | v5,p3480#02 | p.1216#28 | p.1285r3c02 |
| 諫 | 言+9 | 𧧅 谏 | jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ | remonstrate, admonish | v6,p3995#09 | p.1170#17 | p.1250r2c02 |
| 齊 | 齊+0 | 亝 斉 斋 齋 齐 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Orderly, uniform. / Together, along with. / Equal, the same. / Level, of equal height. / Regulate, put in order. / Order, command. / Complete, entire. / Very fast, nimble. / Limit, boundary. / To limit, to impose a boundary on. / Distinguish, separate. / Navel, bellybutton. / Central. / Swirl, vortex. / The pre-Qin state of Qi. | v7,p4783#01 | p.1531#06 | p.1569r4c01 |
| jī ㄐㄧ | Rise up, climb. / Preserved vegetables. | ||||||
| jì ㄐㄧˋ | Blend, mix together, prepare (medicine). / Condiments. / Medicine. / Portion, dose. / Proportion of metal in an alloy. | ||||||
| jiǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ | Cut off. | ||||||
| zhāi ㄓㄞ | Fast, abstain from meat, wine, etc. / Solemnity. / Dignified, respectful. | ||||||
| zī ㄗ | Lower hem of an item of clothing. / Raise the lower part of the funeral dress. | ||||||
| 式 | 弋+3 | shì ㄕˋ | style, system, formula, rule | v1,p0558#07 | p.355#06 | p.499r2c02 | |
| 能 | 肉+6 | néng ㄋㄥˊ | A type of bear. / Ability, talent. / Man of ability, man of talent. / Able to, competent. / Comply with, be friendly towards. / Encompass, obtain. / To, arrive at. / Then, thus. / Same as 「而(4.3)」 ér ㄦˊ: Connective: if, supposing. / Only, merely. / Even if. / Thus, in this way. / Three-legged turtle. | v3,p2074#01 | p.981#16 | p.1095r5c02 | |
| nài ㄋㄞˋ | Withstand, endure. | ||||||
| tái ㄊㄞˊ | Same as 「台(1.1)」 tái ㄊㄞˊ: Name of a celestial body. | ||||||
| tài ㄊㄞˋ | State, form. | ||||||
| 去 | 厶+3 | qù ㄑㄩˋ | Leave, go away from. / Send away. / Remove, get rid of. / Banish, discard. / Lose, cease to possess. / Distance, separation. / Previous, past. / Later, after. | v1,p0384#08 | p.164#10 | p.232r1c04 | |
| jǔ ㄐㄩˇ | Collect, keep. | ||||||
| qū ㄑㄩ | Expel. | ||||||
| 卒 | 十+6 | 卆 䘚 | zú ㄗㄨˊ | Footsoldier. / Unit of one hundred soldiers. / A [military] unit. / Unit of 30 states. / Unit of 300 families. / Labourer. / End, finish. / Die. / Adverb: finally. / Same as 「崒(1)」 zú ㄗㄨˊ: High peaks. | v1,p0063#02 | p.156#28 | p.216r4c01 |
| cù ㄘㄨˋ | Same as 「猝(2)」 cù ㄘㄨˋ: Adverb: suddenly. / Same as 「倅(1.2)」 cuì ㄘㄨㄟˋ: Assistant. | ||||||
| 眼 | 目+6 | 𥃩 | yǎn wěn ㄧㄢˇ ㄨㄣˇ | eye; eyelet, hole, opening | v4,p2488#04 | p.807#11 | p.950r4c03 |
| 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 |
| 強 | 弓+8 | 强 彊 | qiáng qiǎng jiàng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ | strong, powerful, energetic | v2,p0999#07 | p.359#23 | p.504r5c01 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 山 | 山+0 | shān ㄕㄢ | mountain, hill, peak | v1,p0759#11 | p.307#01 | p.452r2c03 | |
| 棲 | 木+8 | 栖 | qī xī ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧ | perch; roost; stay | v2,p1229#06 | p.534#17 | p.704r4c02 |
| 其 | 八+6 | 丌 亓 | qí ㄑㄧˊ | Third-person possessive pronoun: his, her, its, their. / Demonstrative pronoun: that, those. / Adverb expressing estimation or guess. / Adverb expressing imperative. / Adverb expressing rhetorical question. / Adverb expressing future tense. / Connective expressing hypothesis: if, supposing. / Connective expressing choice: or. / Connective expressing concession: even if. / Particle used after an adjective. / Particle: of. / Particle used for emphasis after single-character adjectives or onomatopoeia. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to alter the tempo. | v1,p0245#01 | p.127#18 | p.162r5c01 |
| jì ㄐㄧˋ | Particle used after bi and he. | ||||||
| jī ㄐㄧ | Modal particle expressing interrogative tone. / A year. | ||||||
| 君 | 口+4 | 𠱩 𠱭 | jūn ㄐㄩㄣ | The son of heaven. / The ruler of a state. / Dafu (title). / To be ruler. / To rule, to govern. | v1,p0595#06 | p.177#07 | p.256r6c08 |
| 詘 | 言+5 | 诎 | qū chù qù ㄑㄩ ㄔㄨˋ ㄑㄩˋ | bend, stoop, crouch; to yield | v6,p3958#06 | p.1155#13 | p.1241r4c03 |
| 社 | 示+3 | 𥙲 䄕 𥙭 | shè ㄕㄜˋ | god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society | v4,p2386#07 | p.839#26 | |
| 稷 | 禾+10 | 𥞷 | jì zè ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄜˋ | god of cereals; minister of agriculture | v4,p2623#05 | p.857#19 | p.994r3c07 |
| 靈 | 雨+16 | 靈 霛 𩆮 𧨈 𩄀 𢩙 灵 | líng lìng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˋ | spirit, soul; spiritual world | v6,p4082#12 | p.1380#24 | p.1458r2c07 |
| 童 | 立+7 | tóng zhōng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ | child, boy, servant boy; virgin | v4,p2711#09 | p.871#20 | p.1004r5c04 | |
| 僕 | 人+12 | 䑑 仆 | pú ㄆㄨˊ | slave, servant, I | v1,p0218#09 | p.116#18 | p.125r4c03 |
| 又 | 又+0 | yòu ㄧㄡˋ | Hand. / Again, once more. / Moreover. / And, while. Expresses two situations happening at once or sequential action. / And yet. Expresses contrast. / Offer wine. / Forgive. | v1,p0390#01 | p.164#43 | p.233r4c03 | |
| 終 | 糸+5 | 𣊂 𤽘 𣧩 𠔾 𡦿 𢍐 𣈩 𤽬 夊 终 | zhōng ㄓㄨㄥ | end; finally, in the end | v5,p3384#05 | p.921#01 | p.1039r4c06 |
| 斃 | 攴+14 | 毙 | bì ㄅㄧˋ | kill; die violent death | v2,p1478#05 | p.476#09 | p.608r3c01 |
| 足 | 足+0 | 疋 𤴕 | zú jù ㄗㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ | foot; attain, satisfy, enough | v6,p3686#01 | p.1221#17 | p.1287r6c03 |
| 邵 | 邑+5 | shào ㄕㄠˋ | surname; various place names | v6,p3764#09 | p.1270#02 | p.1337r2c04 | |
| 至 | 至+0 | 𦤳 𦤴 𦤵 𡊏 | zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ | reach, arrive; extremely, very | v4,p2814#01 | p.1001#11 | p.1111r3c04 |
| 策 | 竹+6 | 筞 | cè ㄘㄜˋ | Bamboo horse-whip. / To whip. / Stick, cane. / Walk with (a cane). / Strips of wood or bamboo (which were joined together to write on). / Book (made of strips of wood or bamboo). / Write in a book, record. / Measure word for books. / Document issued by a ruler to enfeoff a noble or dismiss an official. / Enfeoff. / Inquire. / A form of writing. / Stratagem. / Plot, scheme. / Forecast, predict. / Divining sticks, sticks used for counting and divining. / Name of a celestial body. | v5,p2963#09 | p.883#18 | p.1013r6c01 |
| 遁 | 辵+9 | 𨔡 𨘹 𨙆 | dùn xún qūn ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄣ | hide, conceal oneself; escape | v6,p3859#12 | p.1260#26 | p.1323r5c05 |
| 肥 | 肉+4 | féi bǐ ㄈㄟˊ ㄅㄧˇ | fat, plump, obese; fertile | v3,p2055#01 | p.974#23 | p.1089r4c02 | |
| 矣 | 矢+2 | 𠤘 | yǐ ㄧˇ | Modal particle used to express declaration. / Modal particle used to express exclamation. / Modal particle used to express an order or request. | v4,p2580#04 | p.823#37 | p.955r5c01 |
| 哉 | 口+6 | 才 | zāi ㄗㄞ | Begin, start. / Modal particle expressing exclamation. / Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. | v1,p0611#07 | p.189#08 | p.270r2c01 |
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