Tianxia k zhi mei en mei. Mei she e. Shan she bu shan. You en wu tong sheng. Nan en yi tong cheng. Chang en duan tong jiao. Gao en xia tong qing. Yin en sheng tong he. Qian en hou tong sui. Zhe she wei tiao.
Key Concepts
美丑
善恶
无为
对立统一
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2, "Tianxia Kezi Mei", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/dov/chapters/2/
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Tianxia k zi mei zhi wei mei, si e yi; k zi shan zhi wei shan, si bu shan yi. Gu you wu xiang sheng, nan yi xiang cheng, chang duan xiang jiao, gao xia xiang qing, yin sheng xiang he, qian hou xiang sui. Shi yi shengren chu wuwei zhi shi, xing bu yan zhi jiao; wanwu zuo yan er bu ci, sheng er bu you, wei er bu shi, gong cheng er fu ju. Fu wei fu ju, shi yi bu qu.
Deep Reflekshon
Wot is this sjapter aboot?
Tianxia k zhi mei en mei. Mei she e. Shan she bu shan. You en wu tong sheng. Nan en yi tong cheng. Chang en duan tong jiao. Gao en xia tong qing. Yin en sheng tong he. Qian en hou tong sui. Zhe she wei tiao.
Ow duz it rileyt to mee?
Ne en she mei en e, zhe en she shan en bu shan. Ne ki en tiao ki du. Zhe she lo wei, en tiao en he. Ne en zhe ki she teki, she she ki teki.
Wot shood I doo toodai?
Ze she mei en e ne tiao. Ze she shan en bu shan ne tiao. Ze wuwei en fun, ze bu yan en jiao. Ze zhi en she, ne zhi en you. Ze gong cheng en fu ju.
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skilful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is.
AI Modern
Tianxia k zi mei zhi wei mei, si e yi; k zi shan zhi wei shan, si bu shan yi. Gu you wu xiang sheng, nan yi xiang cheng, chang duan xiang jiao, gao xia xiang qing, yin sheng xiang he, qian hou xiang sui. Shi yi shengren chu wuwei zhi shi, xing bu yan zhi jiao; wanwu zuo yan er bu ci, sheng er bu you, wei er bu shi, gong cheng er fu ju. Fu wei fu ju, shi yi bu qu.
Mai Reflekshon
What does this chapter inspire in you? How will you apply it?
