一孔录子游问孝。子曰：今之孝者，是谓能养。至于犬马，皆能有养；不敬，何以别乎？Tap any sentence of the original to copy it with its source.
注Key words in the commentary
“养，谓饮食供奉”；“若能养其亲而敬不至，则与养犬马者何异”；“甚言不敬之罪，所以深警之”。
家What other commentators say
包咸（《集解》）“犬以守御，马以代劳，皆养人者”；胡寅“狎恩恃爱……渐流于不敬”。
读How Yikonglu reads it
两读落点都是“敬”；放到今天：按时转账、电话里不耐烦。
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
“云子游問孝者，亦問行孝法也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | 主取犬马亦受人饲养，以敬区别孝亲与畜养；杨另存犬马养人一说，但不据此判与朱相反。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | 犬马受养，以敬为孝亲的必要条件；钱明驳犬马能养人之解。 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| “子游，孔子弟子，姓言，名偃；养，谓饮食供奉也；犬马待人而食，亦若养然；言人畜犬马，皆能有以养之，若能养其亲而敬不至，则与养犬马者何异；甚言不敬之罪，所以深警之也” | Zhu Xi's commentary | page 28 |
| “犬以守御，马以代劳，皆养人者” | 何晏《论语集解》引包咸 | other edition |
| paraphrase世俗事亲，能养足矣。狎恩恃爱，而不知其渐流于不敬，则非小失也；子游圣门高弟，未必至此，圣人直恐其爱踰于敬，故以是深警发之也 | 朱注引胡氏 | page 28 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 养 | 是谓能养、皆能有养 | yàng |
| 别 | 何以别乎 | bié |
页Pages of the base edition
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