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X Y 本立而道生 句子 本立而道生[Běn Lì ér Dào

text 本立而道生
header 句子
text-pinyin 本立而道生[běn lì ér dào shēng]
englishtrans That being established, all practical courses naturally grow up. (literally: the root stands and then the dao grows.)
notes Pattern: X而Y = X而且Y;X但是Y;因為X, 所以Y; (principally) X and then Y; X and Y; X but Y; X, so Y
src Analects 1.2

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