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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (1.1): 做，實行。 Do, carry out.
| 《·》: | 雖欲從之，末由也已。 | | But though I wish to follow and lay hold of it, I really find no way to do so. | | 《·》: | 隘與不恭，君子不由也。 | | The superior man will not manifest either narrow-mindedness, or the want of self-respect. | | 《·》: | 夫是之謂盜兵，君子不由也。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (1.2): 造成。 Cause to happen.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (1.3): 結成。 Unite.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (1.4): 完成，實現。 Complete, realize.
| 《·》: | 妾傷夫死者不可復生，刑者不可復屬，雖復欲改過自新，其道無由也。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (2): 經過，通過。 Go through, pass.
| 《·》: | 圮地無舍，衢地合交，絕地無留，圍地則謀，死地則戰，途有所不由，軍有所不擊，城有所不攻，地有所不爭，君命有所不受。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (3.1): 聽命，照著辦。 Carry out orders, do as asked.
| 《·》: | 子曰：「民可使由之，不可使知之。」 | | The Master said, "The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it." |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (3.2): 遵循。 Follow.
| 《·》: | 得志與民由之，不得志獨行其道。 | | When he obtains his desire for office, to practise his principles for the good of the people; and when that desire is disappointed, to practise them alone. | | 《·》: | 王公由之，所以一天下，臣諸侯也。 | | 《·》: | 禮者、治辨之極也，強固之本也，威行之道也，功名之總也，王公由之所以得天下也，不由所以隕社稷也。 | | 《·》: | 禮者、治辯之極也，強國之本也，威行之道也，功名之統也，王公由之，所以一天下也，不由之，所以隕社稷也。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (3.3): 符合，合乎。 Accord with.
| 《·》: | 古之人未嘗不欲仕也，又惡不由其道。 | | The ancients did indeed always desire to be in office, but they also hated being so by any improper way. |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (4): 原因，緣由。 Cause.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (5.1): 介詞：由於，因爲。 Preposition: due to, because of.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (5.2): 介詞：從，自。 Preposition: from.
| 《·》: | 曰：「何由知吾可也？」 | | 'How do you know that I am competent for that?' | | 《·》: | 注焉而不滿，酌焉而不竭，而不知其所由來，此之謂葆光。 | | He may pour into it without its being filled; he may pour from it without its being exhausted; and all the while he does not know whence (the supply) comes. This is what is called 'The Store of Light.' | | 《·》: | 庭燎之百，由齊桓公始也。 | | (The use of) a hundred torches in his courtyard began with duke Huan of Qi. | | 《·》: | 余至大行禮官，觀三代損益，乃知緣人情而制禮，依人性而作儀，其所由來尚矣。 | | 《·》: | 殺人者死，傷人者刑，是百王之所同也，未有知其所由來者也。 | | 《》: | 公曰，吾知其所由來矣，姑少待我。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (5.3): 介詞：於。 Preposition: to, with.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (6): 用，任用。 Appoint, employ.
| 《·》: | 見由則恭而止，見閉則敬而齊。 | | 《》: | 以晉國之多虞，不能由吾子。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (7.1): 凴，靠著。 Rely on, make use of.
| 《·》: | 為仁由己，而由人乎哉？ | | Is the practice of perfect virtue from a man himself, or is it from others? |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (7.2): 凴證。 Evidence, proof.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (8): 聽憑，任隨。 Go along with, listen to.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (9.1): 通「甹」：樹木枯死或砍伐後樹幹再生枝條。 New growth of a tree around dead wood.
| 《·》: | 若顛木之有由蘗，天其永我命于茲新邑，紹復先王之大業，厎綏四方。 | | As from the stump of a felled tree there are sprouts and shoots, Heaven will perpetuate its decree in our favour in this new city; --the great inheritance of the former kings will be continued and renewed, and tranquillity will be secured to the four quarters (of the kingdom). | | 《》: | 今在析木之津，猶將復由。 |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (9.2): 通「甹」：復興。 Recovery, revival.
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (10.1): 通「猶」：猶如。 Like, similar to.
| 《·》: | 為彼者由為己也。 | | Others are regarded like self. | | 《·》: | 曰：「以齊王，由反手也。」 | | Mencius answered, 'To raise Qi to the royal dignity would be as easy as it is to turn round the hand.' |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (10.2): 通「猶」：尚，還。 Still, yet.
| 《·》: | 王由足用為善。 | | The king, after all, is one who may be made to do what is good. |
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yóu ㄧㄡˊ (11): 通「油」：自然而然。 Naturally, by itself.
| 《》: | 喜色由然以生，怒色拂然以侮，欲色嘔然以偷，懼色薄然以下，憂悲之色纍然而靜 |
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dí ㄉㄧˊ (12.1): 通「迪」：道路。 Road.
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dí ㄉㄧˊ (12.2): 通「迪」：解決問題的辦法，途徑。 Method, way.
| 《·》: | 今法有誹謗妖言之罪，是使眾臣不敢盡情，而上無由聞過失也。 |
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