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曾子曰：堂堂乎張也，難與並為仁矣。Zengzi said: How imposing Zhang is! It is hard to practice humaneness alongside him.
白Plain Chinese
曾子说，子张仪表堂堂，但很难同他一道成就仁德。
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 十
“此以下是第四曾參語，自有四章。”……
Compared with Zhu Xi
| Commentary | Point | Relation | Confidence | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 杨伯峻《论语译注》 | 堂堂 | word sense | settled | 杨译高不可攀，朱训容貌盛、务外自高；均以外强内不足解释难与为仁，非直接褒为完人。 |
| 钱穆《论语新解》 | 堂堂 | nuance | fairly sure | 钱取高广难近的整个为人，不专指容貌；朱以容貌盛、外有余内不足说明，均认务高非辅仁之实。 |
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