一孔录子谓子夏曰：女为君子儒，无为小人儒。The Master said to Zixia: Be a scholar of the gentleman's kind, not a scholar of the petty man's kind.
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白Plain Chinese
孔子对子夏说：你要做为自己修身的君子儒，不要做做给人看的小人儒。
A plain modern-Chinese rendering following Yikonglu's reading.
常The common reading
Both are men of learning: where is the difference?
注Key words in the commentary
“儒，学者之称” — “ru” is a name for a learned man.
家What other commentators say
Master Cheng: “君子儒为己，小人儒为人” — the gentleman scholar learns for himself; the petty scholar learns for others. Xie: “君子小人之分，义与利之间而已……虽有及人之功，而不害其为己” — the division between gentleman and petty man lies only between rightness and profit … though his work may benefit others, it does not stop it being for himself; “子夏文学虽有余，然意其远者大者或昧焉，故夫子语之以此” — Zixia had learning to spare, but perhaps was unclear about what is far-reaching and great, so the Master told him this.
读How Yikonglu reads it
Studying the same books, one who learns to make something of himself is a gentleman scholar; one who learns to be seen and to gain advantage is a petty scholar. Profit is not only money; reputation counts too.
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 · 1750 Japanese woodblock edition · juan 三
“儒者，濡也。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 儒 | differs | fairly sure | 钱取具六艺求仕的行业身份而后成学派，朱释学者之称；两家均重志趣品格而非同具文艺即为君子。 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| “儒，学者之称。程子曰：君子儒为己，小人儒为人” | 朱注；朱注引程子 | page 82 |
| “谢氏曰：君子小人之分……故夫子语之以此” | Xie Liangzuo, quoted by Zhu Xi | page 82 page 83 |
音Pronunciation
| Character | In the line | Read as |
|---|---|---|
| 女 | 今女画、女为君子儒、女得人焉尔乎 | rǔ |
| 为 | 女为君子儒、无为小人儒、为武城宰 | wéi |
页Pages of the base edition
Yikonglu, Analects 雍也第六 6.11 “Both are scholars: where is the difference?”, https://yikonglu.com/en/lunyu/yong-ye/11.html, version 2026-11-05.Last checked: 2026-11-05. Changes are logged on theerrata page.
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