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周有八士：伯達、伯適、仲突、仲忽、叔夜、叔夏、季隨、季騧。Zhou had eight scholars: Boda, Bokuo, Zhongtu, Zhonghu, Shuye, Shuxia, Jisui, and Jigua.
白Plain Chinese
周朝有八位贤士，伯达、伯适、仲突、仲忽、叔夜、叔夏、季随、季騧。
Draft plain-Chinese rendering following Zhu Xi; it will be checked when the chapter is covered.
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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 · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 九
“舊云周世有一母四乳而生。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 八士生育 | differs | uncertain | 钱不必信一母四乳皆双胞，谓一家多贤即可；朱列其说亦明不可考。成宣武王时皆未定，不造编年。 |
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 八士 | word sense | uncertain | 杨只记已不可考、四对孪生为前人由名猜测；朱也存成王宣王两说而不可考，不得强定一母四胎为史实。 |
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