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名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足 名不正[míng bú zhèng]， 則言不順[zé yán bú shùn]； 言不順[yán bú shùn]， 則事不成[zé shì bù chéng]； 事不成[shì bù chéng]， 則禮樂不興[zé lǐ yuè bù xīng]； 禮樂不興[lǐ yuè bù xīng]， 則刑罰不中[zé xíng fá bù zhòng]； 刑罰不中[xíng fá bù zhòng]， 則民無所措手足[zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú] Pattern: X則Y = 如果X的話，就Y/X的時候，Y; if X, then Y/when X, then Y 措[cuò] - to arrange; to administer; to put in order

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句子 If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot. Analects 13.4

text	名不正，則言不順；言不順，則事不成；事不成，則禮樂不興；禮樂不興，則刑罰不中；刑罰不中，則民無所措手足
header	句子
text-pinyin	名不正[míng bú zhèng]，則言不順[zé yán bú shùn]；言不順[yán bú shùn]，則事不成[zé shì bù chéng]；事不成[shì bù chéng]，則禮樂不興[zé lǐ yuè bù xīng]；禮樂不興[lǐ yuè bù xīng]，則刑罰不中[zé xíng fá bù zhòng]；刑罰不中[xíng fá bù zhòng]，則民無所措手足[zé mín wú suǒ cuò shǒu zú]
englishtrans	If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music will not flourish. When proprieties and music do not flourish, punishments will not be properly awarded. When punishments are not properly awarded, the people do not know how to move hand or foot.
notes	Pattern: X則Y = 如果X的話，就Y/X的時候，Y; if X, then Y/when X, then Y
src	Analects 13.4
frontnotes	措[cuò] - to arrange; to administer; to put in order

Bù Bú Yuè Fá Language Accordance Truth Affairs