一孔录子曰：由！诲女知之乎？知之为知之，不知为不知，是知也。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
“子路好勇，盖有强其所不知以为知者”；“无自欺之蔽，亦不害其为知”；“况由此而求之，又有可知之理乎”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
认下不知道，是起步。
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
“此章抑子路兼人也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 解法有别 | word sense | 杨明确将末知读智、译聪明智慧；朱从知之道、不自欺论述，未在此标改读。不能据此断言朱排斥智慧义。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 同旨而申说不同 | word sense | 钱强调同时知道已知与不知的界线，朱重不自欺与诚实承认；钱并未采用杨本末知读智的明确改读。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “女，音汝；由，孔子弟子，姓仲，字子路” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 31 |
| “子路好勇，盖有强其所不知以为知者，故夫子告之曰：我教女以知之之道乎！但所知者则以为知，所不知者则以为不知” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 31 |
| “如此则虽或不能尽知，而无自欺之蔽，亦不害其为知矣。况由此而求之，又有可知之理乎” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 31 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 女 | 诲女、教女 | rǔ |
页Pages of the base edition
Yikonglu, Analects Wei zheng (Book 2) 2.17 “知之为知之”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/wei-zheng/17.html, version 2026-11-04.Last checked: 2026-11-04. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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