一孔录子曰：君子周而不比，小人比而不周。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
“周，普徧也；比，偏党也”；“皆与人亲厚之意，但周公而比私耳”；“在公私之际，毫釐之差耳”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
桌上的菜一模一样，请客的理由不同。
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
“此章明君子行與小人異也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 同旨 | word sense | 杨以道义团结对暂时利害勾结，朱以公对私区分周比；属于同一取舍的今译。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 周 | word sense | 钱直接释忠信；朱释普遍，另以公私界定周比。大旨相容，字训不同。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “比，必二反；周，普徧也。比，偏党也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 30 |
| “皆与人亲厚之意，但周公而比私耳；君子小人所为不同，如阴阳昼夜，每每相反。然究其所以分，则在公私之际，毫釐之差耳” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 30 |
| “故圣人于周比、和同、骄泰之属，常对举而互言之，欲学者察乎两间，而审其取舍之几也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 30 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 比 | 周而不比、比而不周、周比 | bǐ |
页Pages of the base edition
Yikonglu, Analects Wei zheng (Book 2) 2.14 “周而不比”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/wei-zheng/14.html, version 2026-11-04.Last checked: 2026-11-04. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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