孔子家語

简 孔子家语 · 繁 孔子家語
Mandarin · pinyin Kǒng zǐ Jiā yǔ

Meanings

  1. The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects
  2. abbr. to 家語 Jiā yǔ
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孔
kǒng · opening, hole, orifice; great
子
zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
語
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语
yǔ · language, words; saying, expression
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3–3–1–3 · Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3

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hung2 zi2 gaa1 jyu5

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Exact source record孔子家語 孔子家语 [Kong3 zi3 Jia1 yu3] /The School Sayings of Confucius, a supplement to the Analects/abbr. to 家語|家语[Jia1 yu3]/