Which features survive the comparison?
Test what transfers from runners to government, and from traps to words. Neither analogy makes its two domains identical.
以五十步笑百步，則何如A question seeks agreement before transferring the comparison.
tls · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR1h0001_001.txt, lines 131–137得魚而忘荃A means-and-end relation becomes an analogy for words and meaning.
CHANT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR5c0126_026.txt, lines 434–441Make the comparison explicit
Test what transfers from runners to government, and from traps to words. Neither analogy makes its two domains identical.
孟子: A question seeks agreement before transferring the comparison.
莊子: A means-and-end relation becomes an analogy for words and meaning.
What should be compared first when two passages both mention water?
The feature selected in each passage—such as downward movement, benefit, or lack of contention—and the conclusion each speaker tries to draw from it.
Shared words, images, or constructions do not by themselves establish common meaning, authorship, or origin. An explicit citation is identified only where the wording itself supports it.
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