Book 7: 《述而》 Shu Er (Transmission)
《述而》 Passage 7.27
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master angled, but did not use a net. He shot, but not at birds perching.Word by word
- 子 zǐ
the Master, Confucius
- 釣 diào
to fish with a hook and line, angle
- 而 ér
contrastive conjunction: but, yet
- 不 bù
not
- 綱 gāng
to net, use a net (a rope net strung across the stream to catch fish indiscriminately)
Literally the guiding rope of a net; used denominally as a verb, contrasted with 釣 (taking one fish at a time on a line) as an image of restraint.
- 弋 yì
to shoot with a corded arrow (an arrow tied to a retrieval string)
Distinct from plain 射: 弋 specifies bow-hunting with a string attached to the arrow so it can be retrieved.
- 不 bù
not
- 射 shè
to shoot, aim (with bow and arrow)
- 宿 sù
roosting, at rest for the night (of birds already settled to roost)
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