Chapter 76

So Kɛrɛ ye, Kɔnɔ Kɛrɛ ye

柔弱 坚强 生 死

Quick Answer

Dɔw bɛ kɔnɔ fɛ yen, dɔw bɛ so fɛ yen. So kɛrɛ ye nka i bɛ kɔnɔ fɛ, i bɛ so fɛ. Jamanakaw la aw bɛ so kɛrɛogo, nka n'aw bɛ sū, aw bɛ kɔnɔ kɛrɛogo. O ye min ye, kɛcɛ bɛ sū ye, feere bɛ be ye. Kɛcɛ ka diin musɔrɔ musɔrɔ, nka feere bɛ hake fɛ.

Key Concepts

  • 柔弱
  • 坚强
  • 生
  • 死

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 76, "So Kɛrɛ ye, Kɔnɔ Kɛrɛ ye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/bm/chapters/76/

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Kɔnɔ

人之生也柔弱，其死也坚强。万物草木之生也柔脆，其死也枯槁。
故坚强者死之徒，柔弱者生之徒。
是以兵强则灭，木强则折。强大处下，柔弱处上。

Balimɛdɛ

A ye i kɛrɛ fana ye so kɛrɛogo. I y'a ye so kɛrɛogo, i ye kɔnɔ kɛrɛogo. Wa jamanakaw ye so kɛrɛogo, aw ye kɔnɔ kɛrɛogo. N'o ye ka diin ye, o ye sū ye. N'o ye ka feere ye, o ye be ye. Jamanata la, n'o ye ka kɛcɛ ye, o bɛ fā. Ji la, n'o ye ka diin ye, o bɛ kɛbɛ. Kɛcɛ bɛ sɔrɔ, feere bɛ sɔrɔ.

Miirili Jɛlen

A daminɛ ye?

Dɔw bɛ kɔnɔ fɛ yen, dɔw bɛ so fɛ yen. So kɛrɛ ye nka i bɛ kɔnɔ fɛ, i bɛ so fɛ. Jamanakaw la aw bɛ so kɛrɛogo, nka n'aw bɛ sū, aw bɛ kɔnɔ kɛrɛogo. O ye min ye, kɛcɛ bɛ sū ye, feere bɛ be ye. Kɛcɛ ka diin musɔrɔ musɔrɔ, nka feere bɛ hake fɛ.

A bɛ kɛ sira mo?

So kɛrɛ bɛ se k'i sira hakɛ, kɛcɛ bɛ se k'i fɔ ye kɛ. A bɛ yɛrɛ fɛ n'о bɛ se k'i yɛrɛ diin kɛ, nka o bɛ yɛrɛ fā. K'a hana hakɛ kɛ a fɛ i yɛrɛ kɛrɛ, i bɛ se k'i tobi, i bɛ se k'i bɛɛ fɛ.

Mun bɛ kɛ tile nin na?

Biyɛ dilan fɛ: K'a sira hakɛ kɛ bana fɛ, k'a se k'i so kɛrɛ kɛ fa mɔgɔ fɛ. N'aw bɛ kɔnɔ fɔ, a bɛ se k'i yɛrɛ sira minɛ, kɛcɛ siyo kɛ.

Sira Sɛgɛsɛgɛ

36 A b'a ye sɔɔ fɛ 43 Musiyɛla ni Faaxa ye 50 Bɔ ye tɔ la, kɛ ye sɔrɔ la 78 Ne bɛ hakili to ye, kono bɛ se ka kɛ hakili kɔfɛ

Kunnafoniya

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