Zhuangzi · 讓王第二十八
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屠羊說曰：
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吾知其貴於屠羊之肆也；Track speakers and addressees ↗吾知其貴於屠羊之肆也；Track whose, which, and whose perspective ↗吾知其貴於屠羊之肆也；Locate a relation ↗然豈可以貪爵祿而使吾君有妄施之名乎！Identify means, basis, and purpose ↗然豈可以貪爵祿而使吾君有妄施之名乎！Read the relationship between clauses ↗然豈可以貪爵祿而使吾君有妄施之名乎！Notice a change in argument structure ↗Watch recurrence: 之 × 6 屠 × 4 羊 × 4 吾 × 4 也 × 3 說 × 2. Repetition of a graph need not mean repetition of a sense.
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莊子 · 讓王第二十八三旌之位說居處卑賤而陳義甚高，子其為我延之以三旌之位。」
莊子 · 讓王第二十八屠羊說曰昭王。昭王反國，將賞從者，及屠羊說。屠羊說曰：「大王失國，說失屠羊；大王反國，說亦反屠羊。臣之爵祿已復矣，又何賞之有！」
莊子 · 讓王第二十八屠羊說曰屠羊說曰：「大王失國，非臣之罪，故不敢伏其誅；大王反國，非臣之功，故不敢當其賞。」王曰：「見
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- Work
- 莊子 · Zhuangzi
- Attribution
- Traditionally associated with Zhuang Zhou; the received collection includes multiple voices and layers.
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- Kanseki Repository · KR5c0126 · base edition CHANT
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- Kanseki Repository (Kanripo) contributors; upstream base-edition labels retained in each original file.
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- KR5c0126_028.txt, lines 353–362. ZHUANG 28.8.1 Guo Qingfan 975; Wang Shumin 1136; Fang Yong 788; Chen Guying 757
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