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ⴰⴳⵔⵓ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ, ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵏⵣⵡⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵉⵏ. ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵎⵣⵉⴳ. ⴰⴳⵔⵓ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 25, "ⴰⴳⵔⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵙⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber-Tfng/chapters/25/
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有物混成，先天地生。寂兮寥兮，独立不改，周行而不殆，可以为天下母。
ⵜⴰⴼⵙⵙⵓⵜ
ⴰⵖⵔⵓ ⵎⵓ ⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⵓ, ⴰⵚⵉⴼ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ. ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⴰⴽⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ, ⴰⵖⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵙⴰ, ⵖⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ. ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ, ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵉ, ⴰⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ, ⵎⵓ ⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵓ. ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ. ⴰⵖⵔⵓ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ. ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ.
ⴰⵎⵢⵓⵙⵙⵏ ⴰⴳⴳⴰⵔⴰⵏ
ⴰⵏⵏⴰ ⵓⵎⵓⵔⵓⵙ ⵏⵓⵙ?
ⴰⴳⵔⵓ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ, ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵏⵣⵡⵓ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ, ⴷ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵉⵏ. ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⴰⵎⵣⵉⴳ. ⴰⴳⵔⵓ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ.
ⵎⴰⵎⴽ ⵉⵜⵜⴽⴽⴰ ⵖⴼ ⵓⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵉⵏⵓ?
ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵍ ⴷ ⵓⴼⴽⵓ, ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⴷ ⵉⴳⵔⵓⵏ ⴰⵚⵚⵓⵎⵏ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵏⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵍⴰ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ, ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵍⴰ ⵎⵓ ⴰⵙⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ ⵍⴰ ⵎⵓ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ.
ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⴰⵔⴰ ⵅⴷⵎⵖ ⴰⵙⵙ ⴰⴷ?
ⴰⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵓⵍ, ⵉⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵙⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ, ⵉⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵏ ⵓⴼⴽⵓ.
📜 ⵙⵓⵍ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⴼⵓⵔⵏ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
Wang Bi (226–249 CE)
混然不可得而知，而万物由之以成，故曰混成也。不知其谁之子，故先天地生。寂寥，无形体也。无物之匹，故曰独立也。返化终始，不失其常，故曰不改也。周行无所不至而不危殆，故曰天下母也。
James Legge (1891)
There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven and Earth. How still it was and formless, standing alone, and undergoing no change, reaching everywhere and in no danger (of being exhausted)! It may be regarded as the Mother of all things.
AI Modern
ⴰⵖⵔⵓ ⵎⵓ ⴷⵔⵉⵎ ⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⴳⵔⵓ, ⴰⵚⵉⴼ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵙⵉⴷ. ⴰⵎⵥⵥⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⴰⴽⴰⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ, ⴰⵖⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵏⵙⴰ, ⵖⵔ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴷ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ. ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⴳⴰ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ, ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵉ, ⴰⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ, ⵎⵓ ⵙⴰⵔ ⴰⵎⵓⵏⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵓⵔⵓ. ⵉⵣⵣⵉⵍ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ, ⵉⵙⵙⵓⵎⵉⵙⵉ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⴰⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ. ⴰⵖⵔⵓ ⵏⵏⵙ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ, ⵓⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ. ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⴷⴰⵔ, ⵓⴷⴰⵔ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵏ, ⵓⵎⴰⵏ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ, ⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ ⵉⵚⵚⵓⵎ ⵖⵔ ⵓⵣⵣⵓ ⵎⵓ ⵣⵓⵔⵓ.
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