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The San Tzŭ Ching
204.

the feudal bond was slackened;
Wang2 kang1 chui4

Prince bond sink

Wang see line 190.

Kang see line 53.

Chui is composed of 土 t'u earth as radical, with 隊 tui4 a group, a regiment, as phonetic. [The idea is that the allegiance of the vassal States to the 王 wang suzerain began to grow weak, which Père Zottoli hardly seems to reach with "Regum disciplina corruit," as though wang referred to the feudal nobles. Eitel is nearer with "The sovereign's authority began to totter."]

205.

the arbitrament of spears and shields prevailed;
Ch'êng3

kan1

ko1

Violent shield spear

Ch'êng is composed of the walking radical, and 呈 ch'êng, which now means to proffer or tender, as phonetic. It originally meant to go through, to move with speed, and then as here, to act with violence at slight provocation. [Eitel translates it "raised."]

Kan is composed, under its old form, of 入 ju to enter, upside down, and 一 i one. It originally meant to oppose, and must be distinguished from 千 (line 47).

Ko is supposed to be a picture, under its old form, of the particular kind of spear intended. It is composed of 弋 i a sharpened stake and 一 i one.

206.

and peripatetic politicians were held in high esteem.
Shang4

yu2

shui4

Esteem travel counsel

Shang is composed of 八 pa (line 88) and 向 hsiang towards, and originally meant to add to; hence its adverbial value

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