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Enjoy 曰[Yuē Yuè Lè 孰樂[Shú Ruò Yǔ Mencius

text 曰:「獨樂樂,與人樂樂,孰樂?」曰:「不若與人。」曰:「與少樂樂,與眾樂樂,孰樂?」曰:「不若與眾。」
header 句子
text-pinyin 曰[yuē]: 「獨樂樂[dú yuè lè], 與人樂樂[yǔ rén yuè lè], 孰樂[shú lè]?」 曰[yuē]: 「不若與人[bù ruò yǔ rén]。」 曰[yuē]: 「 與少樂樂[yǔ shǎo yuè lè], 與眾樂樂[yǔ zhòng yuè lè], 孰樂[shú lè]? 」 曰[yuē]: 「不若與眾[bù ruò yǔ zhòng]。」
englishtrans Mencius asked, 'Which is the more pleasant - to enjoy music by yourself alone, or to enjoy it with others?' 'To enjoy it with others,' was the reply. 'And which is the more pleasant - to enjoy music with a few, or to enjoy it with many?' 'To enjoy it with many.'
src Mencius 1.8
frontnotes 獨[dú] - alone
孰[shú] - who/what/how/why
若[ruò] - as; like; if
不若[bù ruò] - not as good as

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