Xiang Dang (乡党篇)Confucius and his disciples

A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for the Analects chapter Xiang Dang (乡党篇), with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.

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孔子于乡党,恂恂如也,似不能言者;其在宗庙朝庭,便便言,唯谨尔。朝,与下大夫言,侃侃如也;与上大夫言,訚訚如也。君在,踧踖如也,与与如也。君召使摈,色勃如也,足躩如也。揖所与立,左右手,衣前后襜如也。趋进,翼如也。宾退,必复命曰:“宾不顾矣。”入公门,鞠躬如也,如不容。立不中门,行不履阈。过位,色勃如也,足躩如也,其言似不足者。摄齐升堂,鞠躬如也,屏气似不息者。出,降一等,逞颜色,怡怡如也;没阶,趋进,翼如也;复其位,踧踖如也。执圭,鞠躬如也,如不胜。上如揖,下如授。勃如战色,足蹜蹜如有循。享礼,有容色。私觌,愉愉如也。君子不以绀緅饰,红紫不以为亵服。当暑袗𫄨绤,必表而出之。缁衣羔裘,素衣麑裘,黄衣狐裘。亵裘长,短右袂。必有寝衣,长一身有半。狐貉之厚以居。去丧,无所不佩。非帷裳,必杀之。羔裘玄冠不以吊。吉月,必朝服而朝。齐,必有明衣,布。齐必变食,居必迁坐。食不厌精,脍不厌细。食饐而餲,鱼馁而肉败,不食;色恶,不食;臭恶,不食;失饪,不食;不时,不食;割不正,不食;不得其酱,不食。肉虽多,不使胜食气。唯酒无量,不及乱。沽酒市脯,不食。不撤姜食,不多食。祭于公,不宿肉。祭肉不出三日,出三日不食之矣。食不语,寝不言。虽疏食菜羹,必祭,必齐如也。席不正,不坐。乡人饮酒,杖者出,斯出矣。乡人傩,朝服而立于阼阶。问人于他邦,再拜而送之。康子馈药,拜而受之。曰:“丘未达,不敢尝。”厩焚,子退朝,曰:“伤人乎?”不问马。君赐食,必正席先尝之;君赐腥,必熟而荐之;君赐生,必畜之。侍食于君,君祭,先饭。疾,君视之,东首,加朝服,拖绅。君命召,不俟驾行矣。入太庙,每事问。朋友死,无所归,曰:“于我殡。”朋友之馈,虽车马,非祭肉,不拜。寝不尸,居不客。见齐衰者,虽狎,必变。见冕者与瞽者,虽亵,必以貌。凶服者式之,式负版者。有盛馔,必变色而作。迅雷风烈,必变。升车,必正立,执绥。车中不内顾,不疾言,不亲指。色斯举矣,翔而后集。曰:“山梁雌雉,时哉时哉!”子路共之,三嗅而作。

Pinyin · 拼音

Pinyin

kǒng zǐ yú xiāng dǎng, xún xún rú yě, sì bù néng yán zhě; qí zài zōng miào cháo tíng, biàn biàn yán, wéi jǐn ěr。 cháo, yǔ xià dài fu yán, kǎn kǎn rú yě; yǔ shàng dà fū yán, yín yín rú yě。 jūn zài, cù jí rú yě, yǔ yǔ rú yě。 jūn zhào shǐ bìn, sè bó rú yě, zú jué rú yě。 yī suǒ yǔ lì, zuǒ yòu shǒu, yī qián hòu chān rú yě。 qū jìn, yì rú yě。 bīn tuì, bì fù mìng yuē:“ bīn bù gù yǐ。” rù gōng mén, jū gōng rú yě, rú bù róng。 lì bù zhōng mén, xíng bù lǚ yù。 guò wèi, sè bó rú yě, zú jué rú yě, qí yán sì bù zú zhě。 shè qí shēng táng, jū gōng rú yě, bǐng qì sì bù xī zhě。 chū, jiàng yī děng, chěng yán sè, yí yí rú yě; méi jiē, qū jìn, yì rú yě; fù qí wèi, cù jí rú yě。 zhí guī, jū gōng rú yě, rú bù shèng。 shàng rú yī, xià rú shòu。 bó rú zhàn sè, zú sù sù rú yǒu xún。 xiǎng lǐ, yǒu róng sè。 sī dí, yú yú rú yě。 jūn zǐ bù yǐ gàn zōu shì, hóng zǐ bù yǐ wéi xiè fú。 dāng shǔ zhěn𫄨 chī, xì bì biǎo ér chū。 zhī zī yī gāo, qiú sù yī ní, qiú huáng yī hú。 qiú xiè qiú, cháng duǎn yòu。 mèi bì yǒu qǐn, yī cháng yī shēn yǒu。 bàn hú mò zhī hòu yǐ。 jū qù, sàng wú suǒ bù。 pèi fēi wéi, shang bì shā。 zhī gāo qiú xuán guān bù yǐ。 diào jí, yuè bì cháo fú ér。 cháo, qí bì yǒu míng, yī。 bù qí bì biàn, shí jū bì qiān。 zuò shí bù yàn, jīng kuài bù yàn。 xì shí yì ér, ài yú něi ér ròu, bài bù; shí sè, è bù; shí chòu, è bù; shí shī, rèn bù; shí bù, shí bù; shí gē bù, zhèng bù; shí bù dé qí, jiàng bù。 shí ròu suī, duō bù shǐ shèng shí。 qì wéi jiǔ wú, liàng bù jí。 luàn gū jiǔ shì, pú bù。 shí bù chè jiāng, shí bù duō。 shí jì yú, gōng bù sù。 ròu jì ròu bù chū sān, rì chū sān rì bù shí zhī。 yǐ shí bù, yǔ qǐn bù。 yán suī shū shí cài, gēng bì, jì bì qí rú。 yě xí bù, zhèng bù。 zuò xiāng rén yǐn, jiǔ zhàng zhě, chū sī chū。 yǐ xiāng rén, nuó cháo fú ér lì yú zuò。 jiē wèn rén yú tā, bāng zài bài ér sòng。 zhī kāng zǐ kuì, yào bài ér shòu。 zhī:“ yuē qiū wèi, dá bù gǎn。” cháng jiù, fén zǐ tuì, cháo:“ yuē shāng rén?” hū bù wèn。 mǎ jūn cì, shí bì zhèng xí xiān cháng; zhī jūn cì, xīng bì shú ér jiàn; zhī jūn cì, shēng bì chù。 zhī shì shí yú, jūn jūn, jì xiān。 fàn, jí jūn shì, zhī dōng, shǒu jiā cháo, fú tuō。 shēn jūn mìng, zhào bù sì jià xíng。 yǐ rù tài, miào měi shì。 wèn péng yǒu, sǐ wú suǒ, guī:“ yuē yú wǒ。” bìn péng yǒu zhī, kuì suī chē, mǎ fēi jì, ròu bù。 bài qǐn bù, shī jū bù。 kè jiàn qí shuāi, zhě suī, xiá bì。 biàn jiàn miǎn zhě yǔ gǔ, zhě suī, xiè bì yǐ。 mào xiōng fú zhě shì, zhī shì fù bǎn。 zhě yǒu shèng, zhuàn bì biàn sè ér。 zuò xùn léi fēng, liè bì。 biàn shēng, chē bì zhèng, lì zhí。 suí chē zhōng bù nèi, gù bù jí, yán bù qīn。 zhǐ sè sī jǔ, yǐ xiáng ér hòu。 jí:“ yuē shān liáng cí, zhì shí zāi shí!” zāi zǐ lù gòng, zhī sān xiù ér。

English translation

English Meaning

A portrait of Confucius in daily conduct: reserved among his villagers, as if unable to speak; clear and exact at court, careful in every degree. Before the ruler he is deferential; entering the public gate he bends as if it could not hold him; he does not stand in the doorway, nor tread the threshold. His dress and diet: nothing spoiled, fish or meat gone bad — he will not eat; wine he does not limit, but never reaches disorder. He does not talk while eating. When the stable burned, on returning from court he asked: 'Was anyone hurt?' — he did not ask about the horses.

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ChinesePinyinMeaning
鞠躬jū gōngto bow
大夫dà fūsenior official (in imperial China)
朋友péng youfriend
左右手zuǒ yòu shǒuleft and right hands
孔子kǒng zǐConfucius (551-479 BC), Chinese thinker and social philosopher, also kn…
宗庙zōng miàotemple
便便biàn bianpoo
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便使退宿
Analects

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Book 10 of the Analects, unique as description rather than dialogue: the master's manners observed step by step. It is the classic source for seeing Confucian ritual as lived behavior rather than doctrine.

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