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X 天下之無道也久矣,天將以夫子為木鐸 句子 天下之無道也久矣[Tiān Xià Zhī Wú Dào

text 天下之無道也久矣,天將以夫子為木鐸。
header 句子
text-pinyin 天下之無道也久矣[tiān xià zhī wú dào yě jiǔ yǐ], 天將以夫子為木鐸[tiān jiāng yǐ fū zǐ wéi mù duó]。
englishtrans The kingdom has long been without the principles of truth and right; Heaven is going to use your master as a bell with its wooden tongue.
notes Pattern: 以X為Y = 用X做Y/把X當Y; use X as Y/believe X to be Y
src Analects 3.24

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