Lesson 5 - 孔子 Flashcards
之
zhi1
to go to
武城
wu3cheng2
the name of a place, in present-day Shandong province
弦
xian2
string (of a musical instument)
弦歌之聲
xian2 ge1 zhi1 sheng1
the sound of singing accompanied by string music
莞爾
wan3er3
smiling
焉
yan1
for what; why?
子游
zi3you2
a disciple of Confucius, who was serving as magistrate of Wucheng
對
dui4 to reply (to a senior or superior)
昔者
xi1zhe3
in the past
偃
yan3
formal name of 子游
諸
zhu1
a phonetic fusion of 之 and 於
君子
jun1zi3
a man of noble birth (the original meaning of the word)
道
dao4
Confucius usually refers to the doctrines of the ancient sage kings when using this character
小人
xiao3ren2
a person of humble birth (the original meaning)
易使
yi4shi3
easy to use; obedient
二三子
er4san1zi3
you fellows!
是
shi4
right (in contrast to 非 ‘wrong’)
前言
qian2yan2
the words i said just now
戲
xi4
to jest; to play a joke on
耳
er3
that is all (a particle expressing limitation)
陽貨
yang2huo4
name of a person; a chapter title
叔孫武叔
shu1sun1 wu3shu1
a minister of the 魯 lu3 state
語
yu4
to speak to
大夫
da4fu1
the rank of nobility in the Zhou Dynasty, usually translated as ‘minister’
朝
chao2
the ducal court
賢
xian2
virtuous; worthy
於
yu2
adj + 於 = expresses comparison
仲尼
zhong4ni2
the courtesy name of Confucius
子服景伯
zi3fu2 jing3bo2
a minister of the Lu state
以
yi3
with
吿
gao4
to tell; to report to
譬
pi4
to make an analogy; to compare to
宮
gong1
house (in post Qin period referred to ‘palace’, before that ‘house’)
賜
ci4
the formal name of 子貢
闚
kui1
to peep
室傢
shi4jia1
a house in an enclosure
仞
ren4
a measure of length, usually defined as around seven or eight 尺 (about 0.3 meter)
得
de2
to get; to find
宗廟
zong1miao4
ancestral temple
官
guan1
office
富
fu4
abundant
或
huo4
perhaps
夫子
fu1zi3
alternate name of 叔孫武叔
云
yun2
to say
宜
yi2
proper; appropriate
子張
zi3zhang1
name of a disciple of Confucius, also a chapter title
