A performer and a topic of explanation
善行者 and 荃者 show why 者 must be read with the full construction rather than always as a person.
善行者無轍迹Read 者 together with the predicate that precedes it.
tls · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR5c0057_027.txt, lines 14–23荃者所以在魚A topic-and-use construction starts a series of comparisons.
CHANT · CC BY-SA 4.0 · KR5c0126_026.txt, lines 434–441Make the comparison explicit
善行者 and 荃者 show why 者 must be read with the full construction rather than always as a person.
老子: Read 者 together with the predicate that precedes it.
莊子: A topic-and-use construction starts a series of comparisons.
In 以若所為求若所欲, which expression names the desired result?
若所欲: what you desire. 若所為 identifies what you do, the means being challenged by the speaker.
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