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gōng shū zǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄨ ㄗˇ : Same as “” gōng shū bān ㄍㄨㄥ ㄕㄨ ㄅㄢ: [人名] Gong shu Ban (Lu Ban), famous pre-Qin craftsman.
| 《·》: | 公输子自鲁南游楚，焉始为舟战之器，作为钩强之备，退者钩之，进者强之，量其钩强之长，而制为之兵，楚之兵节，越之兵不节，楚人因此若埶，亟败越人。 | | Gong Shuzi came south from Lu to Chu, and began making implements for naval warfare which consisted of grappling hooks and rams. When the enemy were retreating they used the hooks. And when the enemy were advancing they employed the rams. And the weapons were made according to the length of these hooks and rams. The weapons of Chu thus were all standardized, and those of Yue were not. And, with this advantage, the people of Chu greatly defeated the people of Yue. | | 《·》: | 孟子曰：“离娄之明，公输子之巧，不以规矩，不能成方员：师旷之聪，不以六律，不能正五音。” | | Mencius said, 'The power of vision of Li Lou, and skill of hand of Gong Shu, without the compass and square, could not form squares and circles. The acute ear of the music-master Kuang, without the pitch-tubes, could not determine correctly the five notes.' | | 《·》: | 公输子毕云：“旧有“曰” | | 《·》: | 公输子，巧用材也，不能以檀为瑟。 | | 《·》: | 弦高贩牛于周，五羖赁车入秦，公输子以规矩，欧冶以熔铸。 | | 《》: | 孟子曰：“离娄之明，公输子之巧，不以规矩，不能成方员：师旷之聪，不以六律，不能正五音。” |
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