Chinese Text Project Dictionary

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Confucianism -> Liji -> Fang Ji -> 18

子云：	The Master said,
“从命不忿，	'To obey (his parents') commands without angry (complaint);
微谏不倦，	to remonstrate with them gently without being weary;
劳而不怨，	and not to murmur against them, though they punish him,
可谓孝矣。”	may be pronounced filial piety.
《诗》云：	It is said in the Book of Poetry (III, ii, ode 3, 5),
“孝子不匮。”	"Your filial son was unceasing in his service."'

Character	Composition	Variants	Reading	Meaning	Hanyu	Kangxi	Cihai
子	子+0	㜽𢀈𢀉𡐫𣕓只	zǐ ㄗˇ	Child, heir. Refers to both sons and daughters. / Love, charity. / Respectful term for a man. / People in general. / Fourth of the five levels of nobility. / First of the twelve earthly branches of the zodiac.	v2,p1006#06	p.277#01	p.395r1c01
云	二+2	员云	yún ㄩㄣˊ	(2) 说。 Say, speak.	v1,p0384#02	p.86#08	p.63r6c02
从	彳+8	従从	cóng ㄘㄨㄥˊ	Follow, accompany. / Cause to follow, make go along with. / Pursue, chase after. / Die with, bury along with the dead. / Listen to, do as required. / Eloquent. / Obedient, submissive. / Route to peaceful society, correct order. / Perform, participate in. / Blood relation through the male line. / Secondary, sub- (of official titles). / Preposition: from. / Preposition: towards. / Preposition: because of, due to. / Addition, also.	v2,p0829#12	p.368#18	p.514r5c01
			zòng ㄗㄨㄥˋ	North-south. / Alliance of states opposed to the Qin alliance. / Straight, upright. / Indulge, allow to. / Connective: even if.
			zōng ㄗㄨㄥ	Trace, vestige.
			sǒng ㄙㄨㄥˇ	See 从容。
命	口+5		mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ	Order, command. / Written order, commandment. / Send (on a mission), dispatch. / A (diplomatic) mission. / Force, make do. / Instruct, tell. / Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank. / Will of heaven. / Fate. / Life, lifespan. / Call, name, assign a name to. / Know for certain.	v1,p0604#11	p.183#18	p.266r6c01
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.
忿	心+4		fèn ㄈㄣˋ	get angry; fury, exasperation	v4,p2274#06	p.379#02	p.525r3c01
微	彳+10		wēi wéi ㄨㄟㄨㄟˊ	small, prefix micro-, trifling	v2,p0837#10	p.370#12	p.517r2c04
谏	言+9	𧧅谏	jiàn ㄐㄧㄢˋ	remonstrate, admonish	v6,p3995#09	p.1170#17	p.1250r2c02
倦	人+8		juàn ㄐㄩㄢˋ	be tired of, weary	v1,p0183#07	p.108#17	p.114r3c02
劳	力+10	勞𠣁𢥒劳	láo lào ㄌㄠˊ ㄌㄠˋ	labor, toil, do manual work	v1,p0376#17	p.148#35	p.198r2c01
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.
怨	心+5	𢘖𠨝𢛪𢘔𢘈	yuàn ㄩㄢˋ	hatred, enmity, resentment	v4,p2281#07	p.382#01	p.527r4c01
可	口+2	歌厥	kě kè ㄎㄜˇ ㄎㄜˋ	may, can, -able; possibly	v1,p0567#07	p.172#12	p.244r1c02
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.
孝	子+4		xiào ㄒㄧㄠˋ	filial piety, obedience; mourning	v2,p1011#04	p.278#11	p.398r5c03
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
诗	言+6	𧥳诗	shī ㄕ	poetry; poem, verse, ode	v6,p3961#05	p.1157#15	p.1242r5c03
匮	匚+12	樻柜柜馈匮	guì kuì ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˋ	to lack	v1,p0089#14	p.154#20	p.206r5c02

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