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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
馬車夫
- coach driver
1954, 倪海曙 [Ni Xaishu], 論語選譯 [“Lunjy” syanji], 1st edition, 東方書店 [Dungfang shudian], page 14:
孔子說:「要是富貴值得追求,就是當個馬車夫,我也幹;要是不值得追求,那不如做我喜歡的事。」 [MSC, trad.]
孔子说:「要是富贵值得追求,就是当个马车夫,我也干;要是不值得追求,那不如做我喜欢的事。」 [MSC, simp.]- Kǒngzǐ shuō: “Yàoshi fùguì zhídé zhuīqiú, jiùshì dāng ge mǎchēfū, wǒ yě gàn; yàoshi bù zhídé zhuīqiú, nà bùrú zuò wǒ xǐhuān de shì.”
- Confucius said: "If fortune was worth pursuing, I'd even be a coach driver; if it wasn't worth pursuing, I might as well do what I like doing."
Synonyms
- 車夫/车夫 (chēfū)
- (Classical Chinese) 車子/车子 (chēzǐ)