Question

王孫賈問曰：「與其媚於奧，寧媚於竈，何謂也？」子曰：「不然，獲罪於天，無所禱也。」 king \ grandchild; descendant \ merchant; do business \ ask \ say \ : \ " \ give; for; and \ modal particle/(3p possessive) \ love; flatter \ at (locative preposition) \ southwest corner of a house \ peace \ love; flatter \ at (locative preposition) \ cooking-place, stove \ what \ say, tell, call \ (final particle) \ ? \ " \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ say \ : \ " \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ so, thus; (adv suffix) \ catch (v.) \ crime, offense \ at (locative preposition) \ heaven \ not have/volitional prefix/don’t \ place (n.); that which \ pray \ (final particle) \ " 4

Accepted Answer

Hȷwāng swōn kú mȷùn hȷwot : " yó gı̄ mı̀ȷ 'ȷō 'àw , nēng mı̀ȷ 'ȷō tsàw , hā hȷwų̀ȷ yáe ? " tsı́ hȷwot : " pȷūw n̯ēn , hweak dzwóȷ 'ȷō thēn , mȷū ṣȷó táw yáe. " Wang Sun Jia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the saying, 'It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the southwest corner?'" The Master said, "Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray." 王孫賈問曰：「與其媚於奧，寧媚於竈，何謂也？」子曰：「不然，獲罪於天，無所禱也。」

Zeichen	王孫賈問曰：「與其媚於奧，寧媚於竈，何謂也？」子曰：「不然，獲罪於天，無所禱也。」
MC	Hȷwāng swōn kú mȷùn hȷwot : " yó gı̄ mı̀ȷ 'ȷō 'àw , nēng mı̀ȷ 'ȷō tsàw , hā hȷwų̀ȷ yáe ? " tsı́ hȷwot : " pȷūw n̯ēn , hweak dzwóȷ 'ȷō thēn , mȷū ṣȷó táw yáe. "
Bedeutung	king \ grandchild; descendant \ merchant; do business \ ask \ say \ : \ " \ give; for; and \ modal particle/(3p possessive) \ love; flatter \ at (locative preposition) \ southwest corner of a house \ peace \ love; flatter \ at (locative preposition) \ cooking-place, stove \ what \ say, tell, call \ (final particle) \ ? \ " \ 1st earthly branch/child; gentleman, master \ say \ : \ " \ not/不律 writing brush (pron. in Wú 吳 ap. Shuōwén; E. Hàn) \ so, thus; (adv suffix) \ catch (v.) \ crime, offense \ at (locative preposition) \ heaven \ not have/volitional prefix/don’t \ place (n.); that which \ pray \ (final particle) \ "
Übersetzung	Wang Sun Jia asked, saying, "What is the meaning of the saying, 'It is better to pay court to the furnace than to the southwest corner?'" The Master said, "Not so. He who offends against Heaven has none to whom he can pray."
Kapitel	4
Anzeigezeichen	王孫賈問曰：「與其媚於奧，寧媚於竈，何謂也？」子曰：「不然，獲罪於天，無所禱也。」

ȷō Locative Preposition 王孫賈問曰：「與其媚於奧，寧媚於竈，何謂也？」子曰：「不然，獲罪於天，無所禱也 Hȷwot Mı̀ȷ Love Flatter