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Confucianism -> Yangzi Fayan -> Cultivating the Self -> 17

山雌之肥，其意得乎！	When the mountain rooster is so plump, has he not obtained his ambition?
或曰：	Someone said:
“回之箪瓢，臞如之何？”	But Yan Hui, having only one bowl of rice and one gourd of drink, was emaciated. What about that?
曰：“明明在上，百官牛羊，亦山雌也。	Yangzi said: When an enlightened ruler is at the top, government officials are treated to cattle and sheep, and so obtain their ambition, just like the mountain rooster.
暗暗在上，	When a benighted ruler is on top,
箪瓢捽茹，亦山雌也，	government officials get a bowl of rice and a gourd of drink, or pick wild vegetables, they also obtain their ambition, just like the mountain rooster.
何其臞？	How can he be emaciated?
千钧之轻，	The lightness of a thousand jun
乌获力也；	lies in Wu Huo's strength.
箪瓢之乐，	The happiness of one bowl of food and one gourd of drink
颜氏德也。”	lies in Yan Hui's de.

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
山	山+0		shān ㄕㄢ	mountain, hill, peak	v1,p0759#11	p.307#01	p.452r2c03
雌	隹+5	䧳	cí cī ㄘˊ ㄘ	female; feminine; gentle, soft	v6,p4098#18	p.1366#11	p.1439r4c01
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
肥	肉+4		féi bǐ ㄈㄟˊ ㄅㄧˇ	fat, plump, obese; fertile	v3,p2055#01	p.974#23	p.1089r4c02
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.
意	心+9		yì ㄧˋ	thought, idea, opinion; think	v4,p2323#03	p.394#22	p.537r1c05
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
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
或	戈+4	𢈿	huò ㄏㄨㄛˋ	(1) 代词：代人或事物：有的，有人。 Pronoun: some, someone, something.	v2,p1402#08	p.412#18	p.552r5c01
曰	曰+0		yuē ㄩㄝ	(1) 说。 Say, speak.	v2,p1482#02	p.502#01	p.648r3c03
回	囗+3	囬囘廻	huí ㄏㄨㄟˊ	Rotate, move in a circle. / Turn around. / Return. / Change, alter. / Violate (a rule). / Evil, wicked. / Distrust and favouritism.	v1,p0712#02	p.216#26	p.300r2c02
箪	竹+12	箪	dān ㄉㄢ	small bamboo basket for holding	v5,p3015#11	p.899#01	p.1021r1c01
瓢	瓜+11	㼼𤬣	piáo ㄆㄧㄠˊ	ladle made from dried gourd	v4,p2657#06	p.747#20	p.903r1c01
臞	肉+18	癯	qú ㄑㄩˊ		v3,p2127#10	p.998#27	p.1106r1c02
如	女+3		rú ㄖㄨˊ	Go to. / According to, in accordance with. / Like, similar to. / As good as, comparable to. / Should. / Or, alternatively. / If, should it be the case. / As for, as regards. / Adjectival suffix.	v2,p1025#09	p.255#21	p.378r5c02
何	人+5		hé ㄏㄜˊ	Ask, enquire. / What. / Who, which one. / How, in what way. / Why, for what reason. / Where, in what place. / How much, to what extent.	v1,p0130#04	p.98#15	p.97r2c04
			hē ㄏㄜ	Criticize, condemn.
			hè ㄏㄜˋ	Carry on one's back. / Bear, carry a burden.
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
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
上	一+2	丄𠄞	shàng ㄕㄤˋ	top; superior, highest; go up, send up	v1,p0005#04	p.76#07	p.24r2c01
百	白+1	佰𦣻	bǎi bó mò ㄅㄞˇ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄛˋ	one hundred; numerous, many	v4,p2643#01	p.785#04	p.932r4c01
官	宀+5	𠕍	guān ㄍㄨㄢ	official, public servant	v2,p0921#04	p.283#15	p.413r2c01
牛	牛+0	牜	niú ㄋㄧㄡˊ	cow, ox, bull; KangXi radical93	v3,p1800#01	p.697#01	p.867r1c02
羊	羊+0		yáng ㄧㄤˊ	sheep, goat; KangXi radical 123	v5,p3125#01	p.950#38	p.1068r3c01
亦	亠+4	𠅃	yì ㄧˋ	Original character for 腋. / Also. / Just, merely. / Again. / Modal particle at the beginning or middle of a sentence. / Accumulate.	v1,p0281#03	p.88#09	p.78r2c02
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
暗	日+9	晻	àn ㄢˋ	dark; obscure; in secret, covert	v2,p1526#06	p.498#27	p.645r3c01
捽	手+8	𢪄	zú zuó ㄗㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄛˊ	clutch, grasp; pull up; contradict	v3,p1904#03	p.436#02	p.578r5c01
茹	草+6		rú ㄖㄨˊ	roots; vegetables; eat; bear	v5,p3211#11	p.1029#10	p.1136r3c01
千	十+1	仟	qiān ㄑㄧㄢ	thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler	v1,p0059#01	p.155#19	p.212r5c01
钧	金+4	銞銁钧	jūn ㄐㄩㄣ	unit of measure equivalent to thirty catties	v6,p4178#11	p.1299#10	p.1372r6c03
轻	车+7	𨌷𨓷轻	qīng ㄑㄧㄥ	Light, low weight. / Small, thin. / Light and quick, agile. / Easy, casual. / Frivolous, careless. / Reduce, lighten. / Show contempt for, view as unimportant.	v5,p3534#05	p.1244#09	p.1301r6c01
乌获	火+6 犬+14	𤚶于𥾪乌获	wū huò ㄨㄏㄨㄛˋ	[人名] [Name of a person]	v3,p2202#03 v2,p1370#06	p.670#01 p.720#19	p.844r5c04 p.880r5c02
力	力+0	力𠠲	lì ㄌㄧˋ	power, capability, influence	v1,p0364#04	p.146#05	p.191r4c03
乐	木+11	樂乐	yuè ㄩㄝˋ	Music. / Perform, play music. / Musical instrument. / The (now lost) classic of music. / Musician. / Yue, a surname.	v2,p1280#16	p.548#20	p.715r4c03
			lè ㄌㄜˋ	Happiness. / Make happy. / Fondness for, liking of. / Happy to, willing to. / Tranquil, contented. / Music and debauchery. / Le, a surname.
颜	页+9	颜	yán yá ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ	face, facial appearance	v7,p4383#10	p.1407#05	p.1479r3c04
氏	氏+0	厥	shì zhī jīng ㄕˋ ㄓㄐㄧㄥ	clan, family; mister	v3,p2130#01	p.597#18	p.750r2c01
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

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