Chapter 78

ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ

水 柔弱 刚强 受垢

Quick Answer

ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ.

Key Concepts

  • 水
  • 柔弱
  • 刚强
  • 受垢

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78, "ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ber/chapters/78/

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Original

天下莫柔弱于水，而攻坚强者莫之能胜，以其无以易之。
弱之胜强，柔之胜刚，天下莫不知，莫能行。
是以圣人云：受国之垢是谓社稷主，受国不祥是为天下王。正言若反。

Asuɣel

ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵏ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ ⵏⵏⴰ. ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵡⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵣⴰⵍ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ. ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ, ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ. ⵉⵎⴰⵏⵓⵔ ⵉⵡⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ, ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵉⵎⵓⵙⵉ. ⴷ ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴰⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⴷ: ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵣⵉⵔ. ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵏⵏⴰⴷ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏ ⵓⵙⵙⴰⵍⵎ. ⴰⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ.

Amezruy Ameqqran

ⴰⵎⴽⴰⵏ ⴱⵉⵔⵉ ⵢⴰⵏ ⵓⴱⴷⴰⵏ?

ⴰⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⴷⵓⵔⴰ ⵎⴰ ⴷ ⵉⵙⵓⵎⵔⵓⵎ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵏⵏⴰ.

D acu i t-id-yessawaḍen yiyi?

ⴰⵛⵛⴰⵔⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ. ⵉⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵓⵏⵙⵉ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ.

Acu ara xedmeɣ ass-a?

ⴰⵡⵓⵏⵓ ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵖⵓⵔⵉ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⵉ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣ ⴷ ⵓⵙⵓⴳⵉⵣⵉ ⵏ ⵓⴼⵓⵙⵙⵉ ⵏⵏⴰ, ⵉⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵙⵙⵉⵙⵉⵏ ⵏⵏⴰ ⴷ ⵓⵎⵎⵓⴷ ⵏⵏⴰ.

Isental Imsawaḍen

8 ⴰⵎⵓⵣⵓ ⵏ ⵓⵎⴰ ⵏ ⵓⵇⴷⴰⵍ 36 ⴰⴼⵓⵔ ⵏ ⵓⵎⵉⴷⴰⵍ ⴰⵣⵔⴰⵍ 43 ⴰⴼⵓⵔⵓ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖ ⴳ ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵏⵓ 61 ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵎⴰⵡⴰⵏ ⴷⴰⵔ ⵓⵎⴰⵣⵉⴳ ⴰⵙⵙⵉⴷ 66 ⴰⵙⴳⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵓⴳⵎⴰⵔ ⴷ ⵉⵎⴰⵎⴰⵙ 76 ⴰⵙⵎⵓⵔ ⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵉⵙ ⵉⴳⴰ ⴰⵣⴰⵔⴼ

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