Zhēnyán箴言

Chapter 11

1 "sly/crafty"Guǐ诡 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "day/sky/heaven"tiān天 "flat/level/equal/to make the same score/to tie/to draw/calm/peaceful"píng平，"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "actually/place"suǒ所 "loathe"zēngwù憎恶。"fair/impartial"Gōngpíng公平 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法 "a weight/number/yard/pile/stack"mǎ码，"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "he/him"tā他 "actually/place"suǒ所 "happy/joyous"xǐyuè喜悦。
2 "arrogant/conceited/full of oneself"Jiāo’ào骄傲 "to come"lái来，"(a feeling of) shame"xiūchǐ羞耻 "also/too"yě也 "to come"lái来。"humble/humility/modesty"Qiānxùn谦逊 "man/person/people"rén人 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧。
3 "upright/upstanding/honest"Zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "genuine"chúnzhèng纯正，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to guide/to lead/to conduct/introduction"yǐndǎo引导 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己。"traitor"Jiān奸 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"guāi乖 "low/rustic/secluded"pì僻，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "perish/ruin/destroy"huǐmiè毁灭 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己。
4 "mad"Fānù发怒 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "a (calendar) date/day/livelihood/daily living"rìzi日子，"fine instead of punishment/property"zī赀 "money/wealth/riches/property/valuables"cái财 "no good/not good for/not beneficial"wúyì无益。"-ism/only"Wéi惟 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "just/honorable (designation)/public/common"gōng公 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to save/to assist/to rescue"jiù救 "man/person/people"rén人 "separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "death/deadly"sǐwáng死亡。
5 "complete/whole/totally/entirely"Wánquán完全 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "guide/show"zhǐyǐn指引 "his"tāde他的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。"but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "nauseated"ě恶 "to drop/to fall/to tumble"diē跌 "to fall/to collapse/to topple/to change/to fail/bankrupt"dǎo倒。
6 "upright/upstanding/honest"Zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to save/to rescue"zhěngjiù拯救 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己。"traitor"Jiān奸 "crafty/dishonest"zhà诈 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to fall/trap"xiàn陷 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪 "consequence of sin"niè孽 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。
7 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死，"his"tāde他的 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "extinguish/become extinct"mièjué灭绝。"sinner"Zuìrén罪人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to hope for/look forward to"pànwàng盼望，"also/too"yě也 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "extinguish"miè灭 "(negative prefix for verbs)/have not/not"méi没。
8 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "separate/break away"tuōlí脱离 "trials and tribulations"huànnàn患难，"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "to come"lái来 "instead/replace"dàitì代替 "he/him"tā他。
9 "(negative prefix)/not/no"Bù不 "devout"qián虔 "to respect/to venerate/to salute/to offer"jìng敬 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "to use"yòng用 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "ruin/corrupt/undermine"bàihuài败坏 "neighbor/adjacent/close to"lín邻 "give up/abandon"shě舍。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "to save/to assist/to rescue"jiù救。
10 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(v) live in comfort"xiǎngfú享福 "Chinese musical note/fit/to join"hé合 "city walls/city/town"chéng城 "to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad"xǐ喜 "(surname)/music"yuè乐。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "be destroyed/become extinct"mièwáng灭亡，"man/person/people"rén人 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "cheer for/acclaim"huānhū欢呼。
11 "city walls/city/town"Chéng城 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直 "man/person/people"rén人 "blessings/wish well"zhùfú祝福 "ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself"biàn便 "high/tall"gāo高 "to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect"jǔ举。"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"Què却 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "sinister/vicious/wicked/evil"xié’è邪恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to overturn/to collapse/to lean/to tend/to incline/to pour out"qīng倾 "to cover/to overflow/to reply to a letter/to overturn/to capsize"fù覆。
12 "despise/small"Miǎo藐 "to look at/to regard/to inspect"shì视 "neighbor/adjacent/close to"lín邻 "give up/abandon"shě舍 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"without"háowú毫无 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧。"clear/bright/to understand/next/the Ming dynasty"Míng明 "philosophy/wise"zhé哲 "man/person/people"rén人 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "(n) (deep) silence"jìngmò静默 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to speak/to say/talk/word"yán言。
13 "dealings/contacts/to go back and forth"Wǎnglái往来 "to pass on/to spread/to transmit/to infect/to transfer/to circulate/to pass on/to conduct (electricity)"chuán传 "tongue"shé舌 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"divulge/leak out"xiè泄 "funnel/to leak/to let out/to divulge"lòu漏 "secret/confidential/close/thick/dense"mì密 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事。"(n) in one's thoughts; in one's mind"Xīnzhōng心中 "honest/honesty/honorable/truthful"chéngshí诚实 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"cover up (a shortcoming)/screen off/to hide/to conceal"zhē遮 "secret/hidden/concealed"yǐn隐 "affair/matter/thing/business"shìqing事情。
14 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"Wú无 "wisdom/knowledge"zhì智 "to plan/seek/scheme"móu谋，"the people/nationality/citizen"mín民 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "decline (in wealth and position)"bàiluò败落。"to plan/seek/scheme"Móu谋 "scholar/warrior/knight"shì士 "many/much/a lot of/numerous/multi-"duō多，"man/person/people"rén人 "ordinary/plain/convenient/handy/easy/then/so/thus/to relieve oneself"biàn便 "content/calm/still/quiet/to pacify/peace"ān安 "reside"jū居。
15 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"Wéi为 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外 "man/person/people"rén人 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "to defend/to protect/to insure or guarantee/to maintain/hold or keep/to guard"bǎo保 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "deficit/(financial) loss"kuīsǔn亏损。"to hate"Hèn恨 "nauseated"ě恶 "to hit/to strike/to break"jī击 "in charge of/palm of hand"zhǎng掌 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "smooth and steady"ānwěn安稳。
16 "kind act (from above)"Ēn恩 "Germany/virtue/goodness/morality/ethics/kindness/favor/character/kind"dé德 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "woman"fùnǚ妇女 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "to honor"zūn尊 "glory/honored"róng荣。"violent"Qiángbào强暴 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "a man/a male"nánzǐ男子 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "fine instead of punishment/property"zī赀 "money/wealth/riches/property/valuables"cái财。
17 "benevolent/charitable/kind/kindly/kindness/merciful"Réncí仁慈 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人，"good"shàn善 "wait/treat/deal with/need/about/intending to do something"dài待 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己。"bloody/merciless"Cánrěn残忍 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人，"disturb"rǎo扰 "to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity"hài害 "6th heavenly stem/self"jǐ己 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身。
18 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "engage in (a business activity, etc.)/run/operate"jīngyíng经营，"a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "devoid of content/void/false/empty/vain"xū虚 "to float"fú浮 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "work/worker/skill/profession/trade/craft/labor"gōng工 "price/value/valence (on an atom)"jià价。"let go"Sā撒 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "kind/type/race/breed/seed/species (taxonomy)"zhǒng种 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "in reality/honestly/really/verily/concrete"shízài实在 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fruit/result"guǒ果 "imitate"xiào效。
19 "permanent"Héng恒 "heart/mind"xīn心 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"must/have to"bìděi必得 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命。"seek/pursue (a goal, etc)"Zhuīqiú追求 "sinister/vicious/wicked/evil"xié’è邪恶 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "deadly"zhìsǐ致死 "to die/to perish"wáng亡。
20 "(n) in one's thoughts; in one's mind"Xīnzhōng心中 "(of a child) obedient, well-behaved/clever"guāi乖 "low/rustic/secluded"pì僻 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "actually/place"suǒ所 "loathe"zēngwù憎恶。"all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"Xíng行 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事 "complete/whole/totally/entirely"wánquán完全 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "he/him"tā他 "actually/place"suǒ所 "happy/joyous"xǐyuè喜悦。
21 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "although/even though"suīrán虽然 "(surname)/even/as/join/to link/successively"lián连 "hand/convenient"shǒu手，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "unavoidable"bùmiǎn不免 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "to punish/to penalize"fá罚。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "descendant"hòuyì后裔，"must/have to"bìděi必得 "to save/to rescue"zhěngjiù拯救。
22 "woman"Fùnǚ妇女 "good-looking"měimào美貌 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "(n) knowledge and experience/(v) increase one's knowledge"jiànshi见识，"like/as"rútóng如同 "metal/money/gold"jīn金 "bracelet/ring (not for finger)/to surround/to loop/loop"huán环 "band/belt/girdle/ribbon/area/zone/region/wear/carry/lead/bring/consists of/show/and"dài带 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "hog/pig/swine"zhū猪 "nose"bí鼻 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上。
23 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(n) goal; desire"xīnyuàn心愿，"to use up/to exhaust/to end/to finish/to the utmost/exhausted/finished/to the limit (of sth)"jìn尽 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "benefit/advantage"hǎochu好处。"nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(v) hope for; count on/(n) hope"zhǐwàng指望，"fine and close"zhì致 "dry/clean"gān干 "vehement"fèn忿 "indignant"nù怒。
24 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"Yǒu有 "(surname)/distribute (alms)/to do/to execute/to carry out"shī施 "leisurely/loosen/powdered medicine/to scatter/to come loose"sǎn散 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "more/even more/further/still/still more"gèng更 "add to/increase"zēngtiān增添。"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"Yǒu有 "stingy"lìn吝 "pity, regret, rue, begrudge"xī惜 "exceeding/excessive/lavishly"guòdù过度 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"wrong side out or up/anti-"fǎn反 "fine and close"zhì致 "exhausted/poor"qióng穷 "short of/tired"fá乏。
25 "good/well"Hǎo好 "(surname)/distribute (alms)/to do/to execute/to carry out"shī施 "give up/abandon"shě舍 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"must/have to"bìděi必得 "buxom/good-looking/appearance and carriage of a person"fēng丰 "abundant"yù裕。"excite/nourish/this"Zī滋 "smooth/moist"rùn润 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"must/have to"bìděi必得 "excite/nourish/this"zī滋 "smooth/moist"rùn润。
26 "to station (soldiers)/to store up"Tún屯 "provisions"liáng粮 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to sell"mài卖 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"the people/nationality/citizen"mín民 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "put a curse on"zhòu咒 "curse/swear (oath)"zǔ诅 "he/him"tā他。"willingness/would rather (agree to X than Y)"Qíngyuàn情愿 "to sell (off)"chūmài出卖 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "he/him"tā他 "blessings/wish well"zhùfú祝福。
27 "(adj) sincere; genuine"Kěnqiè恳切 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "good"shàn善 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "(v) ask for and receive/(v) try to obtain/(v) look for and obtain"qiúdé求得 "kind act (from above)"ēn恩 "favor/kind act (from above)"huì惠。"(adv) soley; singley"Wéidú惟独 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "nauseated"ě恶 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"nauseated"ě恶 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before"lín临 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "he/him"tā他 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身。
28 "to lean on/rely on"Yǐzhàng倚仗 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "property/belongings"cáiwù财物 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to drop/to fall/to tumble"diē跌 "to fall/to collapse/to topple/to change/to fail/bankrupt"dǎo倒。"justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to send out/to show (one's feeling)/to issue/to develop"fā发 "prosperous/flourishing/to prosper/to flourish"wàng旺 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "green (blue, black)/Qinghai province (abbrev.)"qīng青 "(surname)/leaf/page"yè叶。
29 "disturb"Rǎo扰 "to do harm to/to cause trouble to/harm/evil/calamity"hài害 "6th heavenly stem/self"jǐ己 "furniture/tool"jiā家 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to bear/to support/to inherit"chéngshòu承受 "clear/distinct/complete/pure"qīng清 "wind/news/style/custom/manner"fēng风。"ignorant"Yúmèi愚昧 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "intelligent"huì慧 "heart/mind"xīn心 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "servant"púrén仆人。
30 "justice/righteousness/meaning"Yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "actually/place"suǒ所 "knot; sturdy; to bear (fruit); bond; to tie; to bind"jié结 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fruit/result"guǒ果 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子，"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "tree"shù树。"to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"Yǒu有 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "man/person/people"rén人。
31 "it depends/think/to see/to look at"Kàn看 "how/which"nǎ哪，"justice/righteousness/meaning"yì义 "man/person/people"rén人 "to be alive"zàishì在世 "still/yet/to value/to esteem"shàng尚 "further/moreover"qiě且 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "to announce/to inform/report/newspaper/recompense/revenge"bào报，"much less/let alone"hékuàng何况 "nauseated"ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "sinner"zuìrén罪人 "(question particle)"ne呢？