一孔录子曰：温故而知新，可以为师矣。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
常The common reading
复习功课。
注Key words in the commentary
“温，寻绎也”（抽丝）；“故者，旧所闻；新者，今所得”；“记问之学，则无得于心”。
家What other commentators say
郑玄“燖温”之温（把凉肉再热）。
读How Yikonglu reads it
光背得出来，热一百遍也还是那一碗。
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 · Zhibuzu Zhai edition · juan 一
“此章明為師之難也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 同解为主 | word sense | 均重温旧有新得，反对只作记问之学；钱再以通典故而知后世制作申说。 |
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | 均以温习旧知有新得为主；杨兼记皇疏分温故、知新亦通，未据为唯一解。 |
核Check every citation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| “温，寻绎也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 30 |
| “故者，旧所闻；新者，今所得。言学能时习旧闻，而每有新得，则所学在我，而其应不穷，故可以为人师” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 30 |
| “若夫记问之学，则无得于心，而所知有限，故学记讥其不足以为人师，正与此意互相发也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 30 |
| paraphrase温读如燖温之温 | 邢昺疏引郑玄 | other edition |
页Pages of the base edition
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