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子曰：惡紫之奪朱也，惡鄭聲之亂雅樂也，惡利口之覆邦家者。The Master said: I hate purple taking the place of vermilion; I hate the tunes of Zheng confusing proper music; I hate sharp tongues that overturn states and families.
白Plain Chinese
孔子说，他厌恶紫色取代正红，厌恶郑声扰乱雅乐，厌恶伶俐的口舌颠覆国家。
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
“云惡紫者，紫是間色，朱是正色。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | same | settled | 恶紫乱朱、郑乱雅、利口覆国，辨正邪；杨补紫渐成诸侯服色的推测，朱仍按正间色分，不混成同制。 | |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | same | fairly sure | 同以紫夺朱、郑声乱雅、利口覆国并示邪巧夺正，颜色声乐与政治为类比；利口重点是颠倒是非贤不肖。 |
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