孟武伯问孝。子曰:父母唯其疾之忧。Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
朱熹“父母爱子之心……唯恐其有疾病”,子女当以父母之心为心而守身。
家What other commentators say
朱熹并记旧说“使父母不以其陷于不义为忧,而独以其疾为忧”
读How Yikonglu reads it
一句三读并列;放到今天:熬夜喝酒不戴头盔。
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
“云孟武伯問孝者,孟武伯懿子之子也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 主取不同 | word sense | 杨取孝子谨慎持身,使父母仅忧其疾;朱先取体会父母忧疾之心,另收杨所取旧说为亦通。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 主取不同 | word sense | 钱取使父母仅忧其疾,与朱所兼收的旧说一致,区别于朱先述父母忧子而子体其心。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “武伯,懿子之子,名彘;言父母爱子之心,无所不至,唯恐其有疾病,常以为忧也;人子体此,而以父母之心为心,则凡所以守其身者,自不容于不谨矣” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
| “旧说,人子能使父母不以其陷于不义为忧,而独以其疾为忧,乃可谓孝,亦通” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 27 |
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