一孔录孟懿子问孝。子曰：无违。樊迟御，子告之曰：孟孙问孝于我，我对曰无违。樊迟曰：何谓也？子曰：生，事之以礼；死，葬之以礼，祭之以礼。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
常The common reading
无违＝父母说什么听什么。
注Key words in the commentary
“无违，谓不背于理”；“礼，即理之节文”；孔子讲给樊迟“恐其失指，而以从亲之令为孝”。
家What other commentators say
胡寅“心虽无穷，而分则有限；得为而不为，与不得为而为之，均于不孝”；朱熹说当时三家僭礼，“以是警之”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
放到今天：借钱办风光寿宴，是“不得为而为之”。
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
“云孟懿子問孝者，孟懿子魯大夫也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 主旨相近 | word sense | 杨据古语把违直接解为违礼；朱先释不背于理，再落实于礼。均联系三家僭礼，不能列为相反结论。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 无违 | word sense | 钱初答特指不违贤父遗命，再答展开不违礼；朱初答即释不背于理。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “孟懿子，鲁大夫仲孙氏，名何忌；樊迟，孔子弟子，名须；御，为孔子御车也；孟孙，即仲孙也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
| “无违，谓不背于理” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
| “夫子以懿子未达而不能问，恐其失指，而以从亲之令为孝，故语樊迟以发之” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
| “生事葬祭，事亲之始终具矣；礼，即理之节文也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
| “是时三家僭礼，故夫子以是警之，然语意浑然，又若不专为三家发者” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
| “人之欲孝其亲，心虽无穷，而分则有限。得为而不为，与不得为而为之，均于不孝” | 朱注引胡氏 | page 27 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 御 | 樊迟御 | yù |
| 迟 | 樊迟 | chí |
页Pages of the base edition
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