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《列御寇 - Lie Yu-kou》 | English translation: James Legge [?] | Books referencing 《列御寇》 Library Resources |
| 15 | 列御寇: | 或聘於莊子，莊子應其使曰：「子見夫犧牛乎？衣以文繡，食以芻叔，及其牽而入於太廟，雖欲為孤犢，其可得乎！」 |
| Lie Yu-kou: | Some (ruler) having sent a message of invitation to him, Zhuangzi replied to the messenger, 'Have you seen, Sir, a sacrificial ox? It is robed with ornamental embroidery, and feasted on fresh grass and beans. But when it is led into the grand ancestral temple, though it wished to be (again) a solitary calf, would that be possible for it?' |
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