一孔录子之燕居，申申如也，夭夭如也。What this chapter says
一孔按：不是孔子的话，是弟子记的样子：闲在家里身子舒展、脸色和悦，不端着也不瘫着。今例：周末在家笑着给阳台的花浇水。常有人问“孔子在家闲着的时候，是什么样”，上面是一孔录的回答。
白Plain Chinese
孔子闲居在家时，神态舒展，面色和悦。
A plain modern-Chinese rendering following Yikonglu's reading.
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常The common reading
孔子在家闲着的时候，是什么样？
注Key words in the commentary
“燕居，闲暇无事之时”；杨氏“申申，其容舒也。夭夭，其色愉也”。
说What other commentators say
程子“此弟子善形容圣人处也。为申申字说不尽，故更著夭夭字”。
家Other commentaries
Our base text is Zhu Xi's Collected Commentaries (above). Here are other commentaries side by side: for old commentaries, the first line of the sub-commentary with a link to the woodblock scan; for modern editions, one short quoted translation for comparison. The “compared with Zhu Xi” notes are written by Yikonglu, not quoted.
皇侃《论语义疏》Liang dynasty · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 四
“云子之燕居者，退朝而居處也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 申申 | word sense | settled | 杨训整敕，朱引容舒；夭夭杨训和舒，朱引色愉。整体均非懒散，但两叠词的具体描摹有别。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以闲居舒和而不严厉不放肆见中和。钱把申申夭夭看作整个神态的树木生意譬，不专拆成容舒色愉；朱兼引后二训。 |
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Every commentary line quoted in the video: the original wording, who said it, and the page in the base edition. “Paraphrase” marks our summary, not the commentator's words. About this edition
| Quoted text | Source | Page |
|---|---|---|
| “燕居，闲暇无事之时。杨氏曰：申申……其色愉也” | 朱注；朱注引杨氏 | page 92 |
| “程子曰：此弟子善形容圣人处也……惟圣人便自有中和之气” | Cheng Yi, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 92 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 燕 | 燕居 | yàn |
| 申 | 申申 | shēn |
| 夭 | 夭夭 | yāo |
页Pages of the base edition
Yikonglu, Analects 述而第七 7.4 “子之燕居”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/shu-er/4.html, version 2026-11-15.Last checked: 2026-11-15. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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