text | 生而知之者,上也 學而知之者,次也 困而學之,又其次也 困而不學,民斯爲下矣! |
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header | 句子 |
text-pinyin | 生而知之者[shēng ér zhī zhī zhě], 上也[shàng yě]; 學而知之者[xué ér zhī zhī zhě],次也[cì yě]; 困而學之[kùn ér xué zhī], 又其次也[yòu qícì yě]。 困而不學[kùn ér bù xué], 民斯爲下矣[mín sī wèi xià yǐ]! |
englishtrans | Those who are born with the possession of knowledge are the highest class of men. Those who learn, and so, readily, get possession of knowledge, are the next. Those who are dull and stupid, and yet compass the learning, are another class next to these. As to those who are dull and stupid and yet do not learn;—they are the lowest of the people. |
notes | Pattern: 其X = 他的/她的/它的/那個/這個X; his/her/its/this/that X |
src | Analects 16.9 |
frontnotes | 矣[yǐ] - particle expressing completion, similar to Modern Standard Mandarin 了[le] |
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