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When you bathe in Yi, the wind dances and you sing and return. what does it mean

Interpretation: Go swimming in the Yishui River, blow the wind on the dance platform, and go home singing.

1. Source

Confucius and his disciples "The Analects of Confucius·Xinjin·Zilu, Zeng Xi, Ran You and Gong Xihua Sitting"

2. Original text (Excerpt)

Confucius said: "What's the harm? Each one has his own ambition!" He said: "The spring clothes are ready for those who are in spring. Five or six people are crowned, and six or seven boys are bathing in Yi. , the wind is dancing, and the chanting is coming back." The master sighed and said, "I am with Dian." The third son came out, and Zeng Xi came back. Zeng Xi said: "Master, what are the words of the three sons?" Confucius said: "Everyone has expressed his ambition!" If you are polite, you will not give in, so you are not a country. If An Jianfang is six or seventy, it is not a country. If you are red, you are not a country, and you are not a prince. And what? Chi is small, which one can be big?"

3. Translation

Confucius said: "What does it matter? They are just talking about themselves." "Ambition." (Zeng Xi) said: "In late spring (the weather is warm), after the spring plowing is completed, (I, together with) five or six adults and six or seven teenagers, go swimming in the Yishui River and enjoy the breeze on the dance platform. , singing songs and going home."

Confucius sighed and said, "I agree with Zeng Xi's idea!" Zilu, Ran You, and Gong Xihua all went out, and Zeng Xi left last. Zeng Xi asked Confucius: "What do the three of them say?" Confucius said: "They are just talking about their own ambitions!" Zeng Xi said: "Why do you laugh at Zhongyou?"

Confucius said: "Ruling a country requires etiquette, but Zilu's words were not modest, so I laughed at him. Could it be that what Ran You was talking about was not a national matter? How could it be seen that the affairs of a small country spanning sixty, seventy, or fifty or sixty miles were not national affairs? What?

Isn’t Gong Xihua talking about the important things of the princes? Worshiping in the ancestral temple, meeting the princes and meeting the emperor, what are the important things of the princes? Gong Xihua can only act as a minor minister for the princes? , then, who can be the prime minister for the princes? "Extended information

1. Creation background

The Analects of Confucius is a collection of sayings by Confucius and his disciples. It was then passed down to his disciples and compiled into a book in the early Warring States period. The book consists of 20 chapters and 492 chapters, mainly in the form of quotations and supplemented by narratives. It mainly records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, and embodies Confucius's political opinions, ethical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles in a relatively concentrated manner.

Among the authors of "The Analects" are students of Confucius. The chapters of "The Analects" were written not only by different students of Confucius, but also by different disciples of his disciples. Many of these are records of Zeng Shen's students.

2. Appreciation

"Zi Lu, Zeng Xi, Ran You, and Gong Xihua Si Si" (hereinafter referred to as "Si Si") is a chapter of "The Analects·Advanced Chapter" , it seems that there are not many words and the length is not long, but it is a rare long piece in the quotation style "The Analects".

"Sitting" has a complete structure from beginning to end and a relatively distinct image. Through dialogue, each person expresses their different interests, personalities and ambitions. It is thought-provoking after reading. It is plain and natural, with profound meaning. There is no trace of chiseling, but it is a picture of the sages discussing their ambitions in the ordinary things in front of them.

This chapter is the most literary chapter in "The Analects of Confucius". In particular, the personalized language of the characters and the different expressions of the characters recorded in this article not only reflect the implicit and simple language characteristics of The Analects, but also represent the literary achievements of the whole book. The origin of a kind of sketchy anecdotal novel.

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