| text | 否，不然也。天與賢，則與賢；天與子，則與子。 |
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| header | 句子 |
| text-pinyin | 否[fǒu]， 不然也[bù rán yě]。 天與賢[tiān yǔ xián]， 則與賢[zé yǔ xián]； 天與子[tiān yǔ zǐ]， 則與子[zé yǔ zǐ]。 |
| englishtrans | No; it was not so. When Heaven gave the kingdom to the worthiest, it was given to the worthiest. When Heaven gave it to the son of the preceding sovereign, it was given to him. |
| notes | Pattern: X則Y = 如果X的話，就Y/X的時候，Y; if X, then Y/when X, then Y |
| src | Mencius 5.6 |
| frontnotes | 賢[xián] - the worthy; hoi aristoi |
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