一孔录子曰：君子无所争，必也射乎！揖让而升，下而饮。其争也君子。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
“饮”去声；“大射之礼，耦进三揖而后升堂”；“胜者乃揖不胜者升，取觯立饮”；“其争也雍容揖逊”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
靶子不会骗人，争的是自己手稳不稳。
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| Quoted text | Source | Page |
|---|---|---|
| “饮，去声。揖让而升者，大射之礼，耦进三揖而后升堂也。下而饮，谓射毕揖降，以俟众耦皆降，胜者乃揖不胜者升，取觯立饮也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 40 |
| “言君子恭逊不与人争，惟于射而后有争。然其争也雍容揖逊乃如此，则其争也君子，而非若小人之争矣” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 40 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 揖 | 揖让 | yī |
| 饮 | 下而饮 | yìn |
页Pages of the base edition
Yikonglu, Analects Ba yi (Book 3) 3.7 “君子无所争”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/ba-yi/7.html, version 2026-11-04.Last checked: 2026-11-04. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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