| text | 有匪君子、如切如磋、如琢如磨。 |
|---|---|
| header | 句子 |
| text-pinyin | 有匪君子[yǒu fěi jūn zǐ]、 如切如磋[rú qiè rú cuō]、 如琢如磨[rú zuó rú mó]。 |
| englishtrans | There is our elegant and accomplished prince, - As from the knife and the file, As from the chisel and the polisher! |
| src | Classic of Poetry, 淇奧 |
| frontnotes | 匪[fěi] - variant of 斐[fěi] "elegant," not "gangster/bandit" as in Modern Standard Mandarin 磋[cuō] - to file 琢[zhuó] - to shape a gem 磨[mó] - to polish |
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