| | 莊公五年: |
五年春，王正月。 |
| | In spring of the fifth year, the King's first month.
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| | 莊公五年: |
夏，夫人姜氏如齊師。師而曰如，眾也，婦人既嫁不逾竟，逾竟非禮也。 |
| | In summer, Lady Jiang Shi went to Qi's army. Calling it "went to" when referring to an army indicates a large number of people; after marriage, women should not cross the border, and crossing the border is against propriety.
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| | 莊公五年: |
秋，郳黎來來朝。郳，國也。黎來，微國之君，未爵命者也。 |
| | In autumn, Ni Lilaikai came to pay homage. Ni was a state. Lilai was the ruler of a minor state, one who had not received an official title or appointment.
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| | 莊公五年: |
冬，公會齊人、宋人、陳人、蔡人伐衛。是齊侯，宋公也，其曰人何也？人諸侯，所以人公也。其人公何也？逆天王之命也。 |
| | In winter, the Duke met with Qi people, Song people, Chen people, and Cai people to launch a campaign against Wei. They were the ruler of Qi and the Duke of Song; why are they referred to as "people"? Referring to feudal lords as "people" is used to indicate that the Duke was also a common person. Why refer to the Duke as a common person? Because he defied the mandate of the Son of Heaven.
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