Book 10: 《鄉黨》 Xiang Dang (In the Village)
《鄉黨》 Passage 10.23
朋友之饋，雖車馬，非祭肉，不拜。
Legge Translation (1861)
When a friend sent him a present, though it might be a carriage and horses, he did not bow. The only present for which he bowed was that of the flesh of sacrifice.Word by word
- 朋友 péng yǒu
friend
- 朋 friend, companion
- 友 friend, companion
- 之 zhī
attributive particle marking possessor or source: 's, of, from
- 饋 kuì
gift, present
- 雖 suī
even if, although
- 車馬 chē mǎ
carriage and horses
- 車 carriage, cart
- 馬 horse
- 非 fēi
unless, except in the case of
Literally 'is not [X]'; in this exceptive-conditional clause it functions as 'unless, except for'.
- 祭肉 jì ròu
sacrificial meat
- 祭 sacrificial, used in ritual offering
- 肉 meat, flesh
- 不 bù
negative particle: not
- 拜 bài
to bow, pay respects
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