Verse 3-Analects of Confucius Chapter 5

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Verse 3 of Analects of Confucius Chapter 5

English: Zi Gong asked:"What do yout think of me?" Confucius replied:"You are a vessel." "Which vessel?" "A Hu Lian⁽¹⁾."

Modern: 子贡问道：“我这个人怎么样？” 孔子答道：“你像个器皿。” “像哪一个器皿？” “像瑚琏^(一)。”

Original: 子贡问曰：“赐^(二)也何如？”子曰：“女，器也。” 曰：“何器也？” 曰：“瑚琏也。”

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• (1): A jade encrusted bamboo vessel used in sacrificial offering to contain grain. (Chinese Character:瑚琏 Hanyu Pinyin: hú liǎn)
• (一): 镶玉的竹器，献祭时用来盛载谷物。(Hanyu Pinyin: hú liǎn)
• (二): 这里指的是端木赐，也就是子贡自己。