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Daoism -> Zhuangzi -> Miscellaneous Chapters -> Xu Wu-gui -> 13.4

卷娄者，舜也。	Of the grasping and crooked we have an example in Shun.
羊肉不慕蚁，	Mutton has no craving for ants,
蚁慕羊肉，	but ants have a craving for mutton,
羊肉膻也。	for it is rank.
舜有膻行，	There was a rankness about the conduct of Shun,
百姓悦之，	and the people were pleased with him.
故三徙成都，	Hence when he thrice changed his residence, every one of them became a capital city.
至邓之虚而十有万家。	When he came to the wild of Tang, he had 100,000 families about him.
尧闻舜之贤，	Yao having heard of the virtue and ability of Shun,
举之童土之地，	appointed him to a new and uncultivated territory,
曰冀得其来之泽。	saying, 'I look forward to the benefit of his coming here.'
舜举乎童土之地，	When Shun was appointed to this new territory,
年齿长矣，	his years were advanced,
聪明衰矣，	and his intelligence was decayed
而不得休归，	- and yet he could not find a place of rest or a home.
所谓卷娄者也。	This is an example of being grasping and wayward.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
卷	卩+6	卷	juàn quán ㄐㄩㄢˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ	scroll; curl; make a comeback	v1,p0315#03	p.159#23	p.226r6c04
娄	女+8	𡝤𡜰𡇔𡝨娄	lóu ㄌㄡˊ	surname; a constellation; to wear	v2,p1058#03	p.264#01	p.387r2c06
者	老+4		zhě ㄓㄜˇ	Pronoun used after verbs, adjectives, etc. in place of a person or thing. / Pronoun used after numbers in place of a thing. / Pronoun used after time or negation to express "when" or "if". / Expressive particle used in a declarative sentence after the subject. / Expressive particle used in a sentence after the subject to express cause or explanation.	v4,p2780#05	p.961#01	p.1080r1c01
			zhuó ㄓㄨㄛˊ	In, located in.
舜	舛+6	𡐩𡳈𡳉	shùn ㄕㄨㄣˋ	legendary ruler	v3,p2035#02	p.1008#10	p.1116r5c02
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
羊	羊+0		yáng ㄧㄤˊ	sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123	v5,p3125#01	p.950#38	p.1068r3c01
肉	肉+0	宍	ròu rù ㄖㄡˋ ㄖㄨˋ	flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130	v5,p2931#01	p.973#01	p.1088r2c01
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.
慕	心+11	𢟽	mù ㄇㄨˋ	long for, desire; admire	v4,p2340#03	p.398#32	p.541r4c08
蚁	虫+13	蚁蚁	yǐ jǐ ㄧˇ ㄐㄧˇ	ants	v4,p2898#11	p.1099#03	p.1198r6c06
膻	羊+13	羴膻	shān ㄕㄢ	rank odor	v5,p3139#12	p.954#21	p.1073r1c05
有	月+2		yǒu ㄧㄡˇ	Have, possess. / Store, collect. / Occupy. / Hold on to, retain. / Have in abundance. / Good harvest. / Obtain. / Only. / Be, exist. / Occur, happen. / Make. / Particle used before a noun with no meaning. / Particle used before a monosyllabic adjective with no meaning. / Particle used before a verb with no meaning. / Still, yet. / Some people. / Region.	v3,p2041#05	p.504#20	p.656r5c01
			yòu ㄧㄡˋ	Help, assist. / Same as “又(3)” yòu ㄧㄡˋ: Moreover.
行	行+0	行	xíng ㄒㄧㄥˊ	Walk, move (on foot). / Advance, move forward. / Leave, exit. / Patrol, go on inspection. / Inspection of the realm by the Son of Heaven. / Be married off. / Flow, circulate. / Channel, guide. / Revolution, circular motion. / Experience. / Luggage, belongings taken on a journey. / Do, carry out. / Actions. / Accomplishments. / Use, utilize. / Take over (an official duty). / Offer, present. / Moral conduct, behaviour. / A type of classical poem. / A piece of music. / Semi-cursive script. / Adverb: will, about to. / Adverb: again, once more. / Adverb: by chance, luckily. / Ambassador (official title). / Measure word for number of pourings of drinks.	v2,p0811#06	p.1108#31	p.1203r5c05
			háng ㄏㄤˊ	Road. / Track, pattern. / Row, line. / Row of soldiers in battle. / Unit of 25 soldiers. / Shaft of a feather (and by extension, wings). / Measure word for things which form rows. / Rank, position.
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
悦	心+7	悦恱	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Happy, pleased, like. / Same as “侻(1)” tuō ㄊㄨㄛ: Simple.	v4,p2306#15	p.386#26	p.531r5c04
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
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
三	一+2	叁弎	sān sàn ㄙㄢㄙㄢˋ	three	v1,p0004#03	p.76#05	p.11r2c01
徙	彳+8	𡕝𨗬𡲴	xǐ ㄒㄧˇ	move one's abode, shift, migrate	v2,p0827#12	p.368#05	p.514r4c01
成	戈+2	𢦩	chéng ㄔㄥˊ	completed, finished, fixed	v2,p1399#01	p.411#11
都	邑+9	都𨛷	dū dōu ㄉㄨㄉㄡ	metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined	v6,p3776#07	p.1274#09
至	至+0	𦤳𦤴𦤵𡊏	zhì dié ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ	reach, arrive; extremely, very	v4,p2814#01	p.1001#11	p.1111r3c04
邓	邑+12	邓	dèng ㄉㄥˋ	surname	v6,p3799#06	p.1277#13	p.1346r2c04
虚	虍+6	𣦄虚	xū ㄒㄩ	false, worthless; empty, hollow	v4,p2825#06	p.1074#11	p.1184r1c06
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.
十	十+0	拾拾	shí ㄕˊ	ten, tenth; complete; perfect	v1,p0058#09	p.155#17	p.207r5c02
万	禸+8	万卍㸘𤍚𢁭	wàn ㄨㄢˋ	ten thousand; innumerable	v5,p3247#08	p.1042#33	p.1149r4c02
家	宀+7	家宊𠖔𡩅𡧚	jiā jie gū ㄐㄧㄚㄐㄧㄝ· ㄍㄨ	house, home, residence; family	v2,p0930#15	p.286#17	p.420r1c02
尧	土+9	𡋰尧	yáo ㄧㄠˊ	a legendary ancient emperor-sage	v1,p0459#14	p.234#01	p.324r3c02
闻	耳+8	𦕁䎽䎹𦖫𥹢闻	wén ㄨㄣˊ	Hear. / Make hear. / Have heard, become aware of. / Knowledge, experience. / Rumour, saying. / Renowned, well-known. / Spread, disseminate.	v7,p4294#12	p.968#11	p.1084r3c01
			wèn ㄨㄣˋ	Reputation, fame. / Same as “问(2)” wèn ㄨㄣˋ: Inquire after, give regards to.
贤	贝+8	臤贒贤	xián ㄒㄧㄢˊ	virtuous, worthy, good; able	v6,p3646#06	p.1209#28	p.1276r5c02
举	臼+10	擧㪯举	jǔ ㄐㄩˇ	raise, lift up; recommend	v5,p3041#08	p.1005#15	p.1114r3c01
童	立+7		tóng zhōng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ	child, boy, servant boy; virgin	v4,p2711#09	p.871#20	p.1004r5c04
土	土+0		tǔ ㄊㄨˇ	soil, earth; items made of earth	v1,p0415#01	p.223#01	p.309r5c03
地	土+3	埊𨻐埅𠏂嶳	dì de ㄉㄧˋ ㄉㄜ·	earth; soil, ground; region	v1,p0420#12	p.224#06	p.312r6c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	Say, speak. / Call, name. / Particle.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
冀	八+14		jì ㄐㄧˋ	hope for; wish; Hebei province	v1,p0253#08	p.128#24	p.164r1c02
得	彳+8	𢔶䙷𢔨	dé ㄉㄜˊ	Get, obtain. / Plunder. / Covet. / Success. / Fitting, appropriate. / Compatible. / Satisfied, pleased. / Possible, can. / Same as “德(1)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Morals, morality. / Same as “德(3)” dé ㄉㄜˊ: Reward kindness, thank.	v2,p0828#03	p.367#31	p.513r6c02
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.
来	人+6	來来徕耒	lái ㄌㄞˊ	Wheat. / Come, approach, draw near. / Return. / Incur, lead to. / Will, in the future. / Since, from some time until now. / Approximate number. / Particle: used when the object of a sentence is moved forward to emphasize the object. / Particle used to alter tempo. / Modal particle expressing suggestion or encouragement.	v1,p0141#08	p.101#16	p.102r1c01
			lài ㄌㄞˋ	See 劳来.
泽	水+13	沢㚖泽	zé duó shì yì ㄗㄜˊ ㄉㄨㄛˊ ㄕˋ ㄧˋ	marsh, swamp; grace, brilliance; damp, moist; fertile	v3,p1757#01	p.652#44	p.834r1c02
乎	丿+4	宓	hū ㄏㄨ	Modal particle expressing questioning or a rhetorical question. / Modal particle expressing admiration or exclamation. / Modal particle expressing estimation. / Modal particle expressing request or order. / Modal particle expressing calling. / Modal particle expressing consideration. / Modal particle expressing affirmation. / Particle used after adjectives. / Particle used in the middle of a sentence to express a pause. / Preposition: in, from, to.	v1,p0036#08	p.82#07	p.47r3c03
年	干+3	秊𠫺	nián ㄋㄧㄢˊ	year; new-years; person's age	v1,p0037#06	p.340#01	p.483r6c01
齿	齿+0	歯𠚒𠔒𦥒𣥫𦥪齿	chǐ ㄔˇ	teeth; gears, cogs; age; KangXi radical 211	v7,p4788#01	p.1532#08	p.1571r2c03
长	长+0	镸𨱗𠤐𠑷𠔊𠑻𠑿𡕣长	cháng zhǎng zhàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄓㄤˇ ㄓㄤˋ	long; length; excel in; leader	v6,p4050#01	p.1328#07	p.1399r3c04
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
聪	耳+11	聡聦聪	cōng ㄘㄨㄥ	intelligent, clever, bright	v4,p2795#01	p.969#06	p.1085r2c01
明	日+4	朙	míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ	Bright, brilliant. / Daytime. / Clear, obvious. / Clarify, make clear. / Understand. / Straightforwardly, clearly. / Clear, clean. / Wise. / Make wise. / Spirit, god. / Respect. / Eyesight. / Good eyesight. / See clearly. / The following (day, month, year, etc.).	v2,p1491#08	p.491#12	p.631r3c01
衰	衣+4	𠆂𠌺	shuāi cuī suō ㄕㄨㄞㄘㄨㄟㄙㄨㄛ	decline, falter, decrease; weaken	v5,p3076#09	p.1112#14	p.1210r2c02
休	人+4		xiū ㄒㄧㄡ	rest, stop; retire; do not!	v1,p0117#18	p.96#02	p.93r1c01
归	止+14	帰归𤾤	guī kuì ㄍㄨㄟㄎㄨㄟˋ	return; return to, revert to	v2,p1446#15	p.578#07	p.739r6c01
所	户+4	𢨷	suǒ ㄙㄨㄛˇ	Place. / Location. / A suitable place or location. / Measure word, used for counting buldings. / Used before a verb, creates a noun-like phrase. / If. Mainly used in oaths and curses. / Used together with 为 to indicate the passive tense. / Indicates an approximate number. / Number, number of times. / Meaning.	v3,p2259#01	p.415#16	p.556r1c01
谓	言+9	谓	wèi ㄨㄟˋ	To (when speaking to someone). / Say, speak. / Call, name. / Meaning, what is meant. / Discuss, comment on (a person). / How? / Same as “为(21.3)” wèi ㄨㄟˋ: Preposition: because of, due to.	v6,p3997#06	p.1173#12	p.1251r6c01
			wéi ㄨㄟˊ	Same as “为(10)” wéi ㄨㄟˊ: Count as, be considered as.

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