Book 7: 《述而》 Shu Er (Transmission)
《述而》 Passage 7.18
Legge Translation (1861)
The Master's frequent themes of discourse were — the Odes, the History, and the maintenance of the Rules of Propriety. On all these he frequently discoursed.Word by word
- 子 zǐ
the Master, respectful title for Confucius
- 所 suǒ
nominalizing particle: that which, what
- 雅言 yǎ yán
used the standard/correct pronunciation, the classical court dialect
- 雅 standard, correct, proper (of speech)
- 言 words, speech
孔安國 and 鄭玄 in 何晏's 集解 read 雅 as 正, the correct court pronunciation used in reciting the Odes and Documents and conducting ritual; 楊伯峻 and seven translators follow them. The reading of 雅 as 常 'habitual', giving 'what the Master constantly discoursed on', is 朱熹's (雅，常也), and Legge follows it.
- 詩 shī
the Odes, the Book of Songs, one of the Five Classics
- 書 shū
the Documents, the Book of History, one of the Five Classics
- 執禮 zhí lǐ
to carry out, conduct the rites
- 執 to carry out, conduct, perform
- 禮 ritual, the rites, ceremony
- 皆 jiē
all, every one of these, in every case
- 雅言 yǎ yán
used the standard/correct pronunciation, the classical court dialect
- 雅 standard, correct, proper (of speech)
- 言 words, speech
As with the first occurrence, most translators read this as 'used correct/standard pronunciation'; Legge again reads it as habitual discourse.
- 也 yě
final particle of assertion
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