Chapter 12
Tanɛ Minɛ Ye Megɛ Mugu Ye
Quick Answer
Tanɛ minɛ ye, tanɛ sɛbɛ ye, tanɛ min ye, dugaw ye, sira min ye kunkɛrɛba la, o bɛɛ bana lafɛ ye. Megɛ bɛ mugu, sira bɛ bali, nu bɛ bana, yɛrɛ bɛ hali, sira bɛ bana. Tɔgɔ muso kɛ fɛ bɔrɔ la, ka fɛ megɛ la. A bɛ fɛ bɔrɔ lafɛ la, kɛ bɛɛ sira la.
Key Concepts
- 欲望
- 简朴
- 感官
- 为腹
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 12, "Tanɛ Minɛ Ye Megɛ Mugu Ye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/12/
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Kɔnɔ
是以圣人为腹不为目，故去彼取此。
Balimɛdɛ
O ye muso kɛ tɔgɔ ye, o bɛ fɛ bɔrɔ la, ka fɛ megɛ la. Tɔgɔ muso ye bɔrɔ lafɛ, kɛ bɛɛ sira la. A bɛ fɛ kojugu la, ka fɛ digi senɛ la.
Miirili Jɛlen
A daminɛ ye?
Tanɛ minɛ ye, tanɛ sɛbɛ ye, tanɛ min ye, dugaw ye, sira min ye kunkɛrɛba la, o bɛɛ bana lafɛ ye. Megɛ bɛ mugu, sira bɛ bali, nu bɛ bana, yɛrɛ bɛ hali, sira bɛ bana. Tɔgɔ muso kɛ fɛ bɔrɔ la, ka fɛ megɛ la. A bɛ fɛ bɔrɔ lafɛ la, kɛ bɛɛ sira la.
A bɛ kɛ sira mo?
Ne bɛ fɛ ne bɛɛ sira la, nka ne bɛ fɛ ne kɛ bɔrɔ la. Ne bɛ fɛ ne bɛɛ ye la, nka ne bɛ fɛ ne kɛ taa la. Ne bɛ taa ka taa kojugu la, nka ka taa kojugu la. Ne bɛ taa ka banabana sira la, nka ka taa bana lafɛ la.
Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?
Kojugu. Aw bɛ fɛ aw ka bɔrɔ fiɲɛ, nka aw bɛ fɛ aw ka megɛ fiɲɛ. Aw bɛ sira tanɛ minɛ ye, tanɛ sɛbɛ ye, tanɛ min ye, dugaw ye, sira min ye kunkɛrɛba la. Aw bɛ sira aw ka taama fiɲɛ, nka aw bɛ sira aw ka ye fiɲɛ.
Sira Sɛgɛsɛgɛ
Kunnafoniya
Sira daminɛ aw bɛ? Ayan na aw bɛ kɛ sira fɔ?