Zhēnyán箴言

Chapter 5

1 "I/me"Wǒ我 "son"ér儿，"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(v) take care; be mindful"liúxīn留心 "I/me"wǒ我 "wisdom/knowledge"zhìhuì智慧 "if"dehuà的话 "dialect/language/speech"yǔ语，"(v) bend, incline an ear (to)"cè’ěr侧耳 "listen/hear/obey"tīng听 "I/me"wǒ我 "intelligent/bright/smart/clever"cōngmíng聪明 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to speak/to say/talk/word"yán言 "works/phrases/classical Chinese poem/word/diction"cí词。
2 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"Wéi为 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "cautious"jǐn谨 "to guard"shǒu守 "to plan/seek/scheme"móu谋 "plan/strategy/outline/summary/slightly/rather/to rob/to plunder/to summarize"luè略，"lip"zuǐchún嘴唇 "to conserve/to preserve/to keep/save (a file)"bǎocún保存 "intellectual/knowledge-related/knowledge"zhīshi知识。
3 "because/owing to/on account of"Yīnwèi因为 "excessive/wanton/lewd/kinky/obscene"yín淫 "woman"fù妇 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "mouth"zuǐ嘴 "drip"dīxià滴下 "honey"fēngmì蜂蜜，"her, hers"tāde她的 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "oil/sly"yóu油 "more/even more/further/still/still more"gèng更 "comical/cunning/slippery/smooth"huá滑。
4 "arrive/most/to/until"Zhì至 "end/finish"zhōng终 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦 "to seem/to appear/similar/like/to resemble"sì似 "Skimmia japonica/cushion"yīn茵 "arrange/exhibit/narrate/tell/old/stale/a surname/to state/to display/to explain/(surname)"chén陈，"fast/quick/swift"kuài快 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "both/two/ounce/some/a few/tael"liǎng两 "edge of blade"rèn刃 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "knife"dāo刀。
5 "her, hers"Tāde她的 "foot/base"jiǎo脚，"under/second (of two parts)/next (week, etc.)/lower/below/underneath/down(wards)/to decline/to go down/latter"xià下 "to enter"rù入 "to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地。"she"Tā她 "footstep/step"jiǎobù脚步，"step on"tà踏 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(of weather) overcast/Yin/feminine/moon/cloudy/negative (electric.)/shady"yīn阴 "between/among/space/(measure word)"jiān间。
6 "to such an extent as to/down to/up to"Yǐzhì以致 "she"tā她 "to try to find/to look for/to call on (sb)/to find/to seek/to return/to look for"zhǎo找 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "flat"píngtǎn平坦 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道。"her, hers"Tāde她的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路 "changes/vicissitudes"biànqiān变迁 "indefinite/adventitious/indeterminate"bùdìng不定，"self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "to not know"bùzhīdào不知道。
7 "multitude"Zhòng众 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子 "(final part.)/(interj.)"a阿，"modern/current/present/at present/now/nowadays"xiànzài现在 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "hearken/listen and obey/comply with/heed"tīngcóng听从 "I/me"wǒ我，"cannot/should not/must not"bùkě不可 "abandon"líqì离弃 "I/me"wǒ我 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "hit the mark"zhòngdì中的 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话。
8 "you"Nǐ你 "actually/place"suǒ所 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to leave/to depart/to go away/from"lí离 "she"tā她 "far/distant/remote"yuǎn远，"cannot/should not/must not"bùkě不可 "(adv) nearby"jiùjìn就近 "her, hers"tāde她的 "house"fáng房 "opening/door/gate/doorway/gateway/valve/switch/way to do something/knack/family/house/(religious) sect/school (of thought)/class/category/phylum or division (taxonomy)"mén门。
9 "(I'm) afraid (that)/perhaps/I think"Kǒngpà恐怕 "(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to honor"zūn尊 "glory/honored"róng荣 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "other people/others/other person"biérén别人，"(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"jiāng将 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "the years of a person's life"suìyuè岁月 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "bloody/merciless"cánrěn残忍 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人。
10 "(I'm) afraid (that)/perhaps/I think"Kǒngpà恐怕 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外 "man/person/people"rén人 "Manchurian/to fill/to fulfill/filled/packed"mǎn满 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "power/force/strength"lìliang力量，"you"nǐ你 "toil"láo劳 "laborious/small stone/to record/to tape/to write down/to hire/to employ"lù碌 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "to come"lái来 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的，"to assign (to a class)/to classify as/to include"guīrù归入 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "furniture/tool"jiā家。
11 "end/finish"Zhōng终 "(long) time/(long) duration of time"jiǔ久 "you"nǐ你 "leather/skin/fur"pí皮 "meat/flesh"ròu肉 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "(human) body/health"shēntǐ身体 "consume/news/subside/to disappear/to vanish"xiāo消 "to destroy/to damage/to ruin"huǐ毁，"you"nǐ你 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "bewail/sigh mournfully/lament"bēitàn悲叹，
12 "to speak/to say"Shuō说，"I/me"wǒ我 "how?/what?/why?"zěnme怎么 "to hate"hèn恨 "nauseated"ě恶 "example/pattern/to teach/to train/instruction"xùn训 "admonish/instruct"huì诲，"(n) in one's thoughts; in one's mind"xīnzhōng心中 "despise/small"miǎo藐 "to look at/to regard/to inspect"shì视 "blame/be critical of (someone)"zébèi责备，
13 "neither/nor"Yěbù也不 "hearken/listen and obey/comply with/heed"tīngcóng听从 "I/me"wǒ我 "master/a qualified worker"shīfu师傅 "if"dehuà的话，"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "(v) bend, incline an ear (to)"cè’ěr侧耳 "listen/hear/obey"tīng听 "that/those"nà那 "(teach someone or learn a) lesson (i.e. obtain wisdom from an experience)"jiàoxun教训 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "man/person/people"rén人。
14 "I/me"Wǒ我 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "holy/sacred/saint/sage"shèng圣 "be able to/be likely to/to assemble/to meet/to gather/group/association"huì会 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里，"almost/nearly/practically"jīhū几乎 "leave behind"là落 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "(surname)/all/many/various"zhū诸 "sort/kind/class/way/manner"bān般 "nauseated"ě恶 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。
15 "you"Nǐ你 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "my goodness/to drink"hē喝 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "pond/reservoir"chí池 "hit the mark"zhòngdì中的 "water/river"shuǐ水，"drink"yǐn饮 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "warn/well"jǐng井 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "to live/alive/living/work/workmanship"huó活 "water/river"shuǐ水。
16 "you"Nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fountain/spring"quán泉 "root/source/origin"yuán源 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)"kě可 "to rise (of prices, rivers)"zhǎng涨 "overflow"yì溢 "outer"zàiwài在外。"you"Nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "river"hé河 "water/river"shuǐ水 "how can it be that"qǐ岂 "can/may/able to/certain(ly)/to suit/(particle used for emphasis)"kě可 "to flow/to spread/to circulate/to move"liú流 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "street"jiē街 "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。
17 "(adv) soley; singley"Wéidú惟独 "to go back/to return"guī归 "you"nǐ你 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "man/person/people"rén人，"cannot/should not/must not"bùkě不可 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外 "man/person/people"rén人 "like/same/similar/together/alike/with"tóng同 "to use"yòng用。
18 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"Yào要 "to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "fountain/spring"quán泉 "root/source/origin"yuán源 "dim sighted/ignorant"méng蒙 "good fortune/happiness/luck/Fujian province (abbrev)/a surname"fú福。"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"Yào要 "happy/joyous"xǐyuè喜悦 "you"nǐ你 "young"yòu幼 "year"nián年 "actually/place"suǒ所 "take a wife"qǔ娶 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "wife"qī妻。
19 "she"Tā她 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "amiable/cute/lovely"kě’ài可爱 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的？？"deer"lù鹿，"(adj) makes one happy; gratifying"kěxǐ可喜 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "female/mother"mǔ母 "deer"lù鹿。"sincere/willing"Yuàn愿 "her, hers"tāde她的 "(v) think about; cherish"xiōnghuái胸怀，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "often/constantly"shíshí时时 "to know/to be aware"zhī知 "foot/to be sufficient"zú足。"her, hers"Tāde她的 "love (between man and woman)"àiqíng爱情，"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "you"nǐ你 "frequently/usually/often"chángcháng常常 "feel attached to/long for/love"liàn恋 "admire"mù慕。
20 "I/me"Wǒ我 "son"ér儿，"you"nǐ你 "why"wèihé为何 "feel attached to/long for/love"liàn恋 "admire"mù慕 "excessive/wanton/lewd/kinky/obscene"yín淫 "woman"fù妇，"why"wèihé为何 "to hold/to carry (in one's arms)/to hug or embrace/surround/cherish"bào抱 "outside/in addition/foreign/external"wài外 "female/woman"nǚ女 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(v) think about; cherish"xiōnghuái胸怀。
21 "because/owing to/on account of"Yīnwèi因为 "man/person/people"rén人 "actually/place"suǒ所 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "direction/way/method/road/path/principle/truth/reason/skill/method/Tao (of Taoism)/a measure word/to say/to speak/to talk"dào道，"all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "now/present"yǎnqián眼前。"he/him"Tā他 "also/too"yě也 "to decorate/to embellish/to repair/to build/to study/to write/to cultivate"xiū修 "flat/level/equal/to make the same score/to tie/to draw/calm/peaceful"píng平 "man/person/people"rén人 "all/every/everything"yíqiè一切 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。
22 "nauseated"Ě恶 "man/person/people"rén人 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "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 "to clutch/to grab/to capture"zhuō捉 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住。"he/him"Tā他 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses)/quilt/blanket/to cover/to wear"bèi被 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "sin"zuì’è罪恶 "as (if)/such as"rú如 "rope"shéngsuǒ绳索 "intertwine/vex/worry"chánrǎo缠绕。
23 "he/him"Tā他 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "example/pattern/to teach/to train/instruction"xùn训 "admonish/instruct"huì诲，"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "death/deadly"sǐwáng死亡。"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "cause/reason/because"yīn因 "ignorant"yúmèi愚昧 "(experienced action marker)/to cross/to go over/to pass (time)/to celebrate (a holiday)/to live/to get along/(surname)/excessively/too-"guò过 "what"shén甚，"certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to walk/to go/to move/to leave"zǒu走 "difference/discrepancy/to differ/error/to err/to make a mistake"chā差 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "(surname)/road/path/way"lù路。