Zhēnyán箴言

Chapter 12

1 "to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite"Xǐ’ài喜爱 "to discipline/to teach"guǎnjiào管教 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "to like/to love/to be fond of/favorite"xǐ’ài喜爱 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识。"to hate"Hèn恨 "nauseated"ě恶 "blame/be critical of (someone)"zébèi责备 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "domestic animal"chùlèi畜类。
2 "good"Shàn善 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "dim sighted/ignorant"méng蒙 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "kind act (from above)"ēn恩 "favor/kind act (from above)"huì惠。"to set up/to arrange/to establish/to found/to display"Shè设 "deceit"guǐjì诡计 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人，"Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "be bound to/be sure to"bìdìng必定 "his"tāde他的 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪。
3 "man/person/people"Rén人 "depend upon/lean on/near/by/against/to support"kào靠 ""èxíng恶行 "cannot/must not/should not"bùnéng不能 "strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute"jiān坚 "set up/to stand"lì立。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "radical (chem.)/root/basis"gēn根，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "unmoved"bùdòngyáo不动摇。
4 "ability/talent/endowment/gift/an expert/only (then)/only if/just"Cái才 "Germany/virtue/goodness/morality/ethics/kindness/favor/character/kind"dé德 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "married woman"fùrén妇人，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "husband"zhàngfu丈夫 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "royal crown"guānmiǎn冠冕。"bequeath"Yí贻 "shy/ashamed/shame/bashful"xiū羞 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "married woman"fùrén妇人，"like/as"rútóng如同 "rotten"xiǔ朽 "overcooked/rotten/soft"làn烂 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "she"tā她 "husband"zhàngfu丈夫 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "bone"gǔ骨 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。
5 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "think of/long for/miss"sīniàn思念 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "fair/impartial"gōngpíng公平。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to plan/to scheme"jìmóu计谋 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "sly/crafty"guǐ诡 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈。
6 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "expression of (political) opinion"yánlùn言论，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "ambush"máifú埋伏 "to flow/to spread/to circulate/to move"liú流 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "blood"xuè血。"upright/upstanding/honest"Zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to save/to rescue"zhěngjiù拯救 "man/person/people"rén人。
7 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour out"qīng倾 "to cover/to overflow/to reply to a letter/to overturn/to capsize"fù覆，"to go back/to return"guī归 "(surname)"yú于 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "furniture/tool"jiā家，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "station/to stand/to halt/to stop"zhàn站 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住。
8 "man/person/people"Rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to press (with the hand)/to push/to control/to restrain/to check/pressing down (brush movement in painting)/according to/in the light of"àn按 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "to praise/to acclaim/to commend/to complement"chēngzàn称赞。"(n) in one's thoughts; in one's mind"Xīnzhōng心中 "(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"guāi乖 "absurd/erroneous"miù谬 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "despise/small"miǎo藐 "to look at/to regard/to inspect"shì视。
9 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"Bèi被 "man/person/people"rén人 "light/easy/gentle/soft/reckless/unimportant/frivolous/small in number/unstressed/neutral/soft"qīng轻 "inexpensive/lowly"jiàn贱，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "servant"púrén仆人，"strength/force/power/powerful/better"qiáng强 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "self pride"zìzūn自尊，"lack/shortage of/to be short (of)/to lack"quēshǎo缺少 "food"shíwù食物。
10 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "look after/take into consideration/to attend to"gù顾 "pity, regret, rue, begrudge"xī惜 "he/him"tā他 "(n) domesticated animals; livestock"shēngchù牲畜 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "life/fate"mìng命。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "pity"liánmǐn怜悯，"also/too"yě也 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "bloody/merciless"cánrěn残忍。
11 "to till/to cultivate"Gēngzhòng耕种 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "field/farmland/cropland"tiándì田地 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"must/have to"bìděi必得 "to eat till full/satisfied"bǎo饱 "animal feed/eat/food"shí食。"to follow/to accompany"Zhuīsuí追随 "devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain"xū虚 "to float"fú浮 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "ignorance"wúzhī无知。
12 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss"xiǎng想 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "(n) evildoer/malefactor"huàirén坏人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "net/network"wǎng网 "subordinate in a gang of bandits"luó罗。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "radical (chem.)/root/basis"gēn根，"(conj) so that one can..."déyǐ得以 "(adj) strong; rugged; sturdy"jiēshi结实。
13 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "mouth"zuǐ嘴 "hit the mark"zhòngdì中的 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过 "mistake/error/blunder/fault/cross/uneven/wrong"cuò错，"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "net/network"wǎng网 "subordinate in a gang of bandits"luó罗。"but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "trials and tribulations"huànnàn患难。
14 "man/person/people"Rén人 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "actually/place"suǒ所 "knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind"jié结 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fruit/result"guǒ果 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to eat till full/satisfied"bǎo饱 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "America/beautiful"měi美 "good fortune/happiness/luck/Fujian province (abbrev)/a surname"fú福。"manpower"Rénshǒu人手 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "retribution/judgment"bàoyìng报应。
15 "stupid"Yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "man/person/people"rén人 "actually/place"suǒ所 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "eye"yǎn眼 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"kàn看 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直。"-ism/only"Wéi惟 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "man/person/people"rén人，"to agree/to consent/to be ready (to do sth)/willing"kěn肯 "listen/hear/obey"tīng听 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/exhort"quàn劝 "religion/teaching"jiào教。
16 "stupid"Yú愚 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "get mad"nǎo恼 "indignant"nù怒，"set up/to stand"lì立 "o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period"shí时 "prominent/conspicuous"xiǎn显 "to show/to reveal/to expos/dew"lù露。"access"Tōngdá通达 "man/person/people"rén人 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to beat/to endure/to tolerate"rěn忍 "disgrace/insult"rǔ辱 "to hide away/to conceal/to harbor/store/accumulate"cáng藏 "shy/ashamed/shame/bashful"xiū羞。
17 "utter"Shuōchū说出 "real/true/genuine"zhēn真 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"to reveal, make known"xiǎnmíng显明 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义。"to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"Zuò作 "fake/false/artificial/to borrow/if/suppose"jiǎ假 "witness/testimony"jiànzhèng见证 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"prominent/conspicuous"xiǎn显 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出 "sly/crafty"guǐ诡 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈。
18 "to speak/to say"Shuō说 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "to float"fú浮 "hot-tempered/impatient"zào躁 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"as (if)/such as"rú如 "knife"dāo刀 "thorn/sting/prick/pierce/stab/thrust/assassinate/murder"cì刺 "man/person/people"rén人。"wisdom/knowledge"Zhìhuì智慧 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "tongue"shétóu舌头，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "medical/medicine/doctor/to cure/to treat"yī医 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "good/very/very much"liáng良 "medicine/drug/cure"yào药。
19 "mouth/(a measure word)"Kǒu口 "to spit"tǔ吐 "real/true/genuine"zhēn真 "to speak/to say/talk/word"yán言，"forever/eternal"yǒngyuǎn永远 "strong/solid/firm/unyielding/resolute"jiān坚 "set up/to stand"lì立。"tongue"Shé舌 "(v) lie; tell an untruth"shuōhuǎng说谎 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话，"(a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.)/single/only"zhī只 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "a slice/piece/flake/thin/slice"piàn片 "o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period"shí时。
20 "conspire"Túmóu图谋 "nauseated"ě恶 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"heart/mind"xīn心 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "sly/crafty"guǐ诡 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈。"to advise/to urge/to try to persuade/exhort"Quàn劝 "man/person/people"rén人 "(adj) peaceful relations; harmonious"hémù和睦 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself"biàn便 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad"xǐ喜 "(surname)/music"yuè乐。
21 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "a time/incident/meet by chance/turn"zāo遭 "disastrous damage/scourge"zāihài灾害 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "Manchurian/to fill/to fulfill/filled/packed"mǎn满 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "disaster"huò祸 "misfortune/suffer (from illness)/trouble/danger/worry/to contract (a disease)"huàn患。
22 "(v) lie; tell an untruth"Shuōhuǎng说谎 "to speak/to say/talk/word"yán言 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth"zuǐ嘴，"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "actually/place"suǒ所 "loathe"zēngwù憎恶。"all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"Xíng行 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事 "honest/honesty/honorable/truthful"chéngshí诚实 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "he/him"tā他 "actually/place"suǒ所 "happy/joyous"xǐyuè喜悦。
23 "access"Tōngdá通达 "man/person/people"rén人 "to hide/to conceal"yǐncáng隐藏 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识。"ignorant"Yúmèi愚昧 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "heart/mind"xīn心，"to manifest"zhāngxiǎn彰显 "ignorant"yúmèi愚昧。
24 "politely, solicitously"Yīnqín殷勤 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "wield (political, etc.) power/be in power"zhǎngquán掌权。"idle/lazy"Lǎnduò懒惰 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "clothes/dress/garment/submit/take (medicine)"fú服 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦。
25 "popular feeling/the will of the people"Rénxīn人心 "to worry/anxiety (about)"yōulǜ忧虑，"bent/feel wronged"qū屈 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to stretch/to extend"shēn伸。"a line of verse/a sentence"Yījù一句 "good/very/very much"liáng良 "to speak/to say/talk/word"yán言，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "heart/mind"xīn心 "gaiety/gladness/glee/merriment/pleasure/happy/joyous/gay"huānlè欢乐。
26 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "to guide/to lead/to conduct/introduction"yǐndǎo引导 "his"tāde他的 "neighbor/adjacent/close to"lín邻 "give up/abandon"shě舍。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道，"to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫 "man/person/people"rén人 "to lose/to miss/to fail"shī失 "bewilder/crazy about/fan/enthusiast/lost/confused"mí迷。
27 "idle/lazy"Lǎnduò懒惰 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人，"(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to roast/bake/to broil"kǎo烤 "hunt"dǎliè打猎 "(n) that which one acquires; one's gains"suǒdé所得 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。"politely, solicitously"Yīnqín殷勤 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "valuable/precious/value/treasure/set store by"bǎoguì宝贵 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "property/belongings"cáiwù财物。
28 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"Zài在 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命。"his/her/its/theirs/that/such/it (refers to sth preceding it)"Qí其 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路 "inside"zhīzhōng之中，"and/furthermore/(not) at all/simultaneously/also/together with/to combine/to join/to merge"bìng并 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "death/deadly"sǐwáng死亡。