Tao lolo be ŋusẽ si le wo dome la meʋe se se o, eye nyateƒe si le wo dome la hã meʋe kpɔpɔɔ se o. Le xexlẽme me la, nyateƒe aɖe kple nyateƒe aɖe tso afi dzi eye wotu wo ɖe ŋkɔ me. Xexlẽme aɖe le wo dome kple xexlẽme aɖe. Ale woƒe xexlẽme la, gbugbɔ wɔa seƒoƒo ta wɔwɔ.
Key Concepts
道
名
无
有
玄
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, "Tao lawoŋutɔ̃ siwo le wo dome", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/1/
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Tao si woŋutsu be 'Tao' la, meyE nyuiẽ tɔ o. Nyateƒe si woŋutsu be 'nyateƒe' la, meyE nyuiẽ tɔ o. Le vevitɔ me, ale be woŋa ŋusẽ le eme la, wonye xexea ta meƒo. Eye le woŋa ŋusẽ le eme la, wonye ame geʋe ta xɔli. Eye ke be woʋu na miaƒe ŋuɖoɖo, eye woanya ame geʋe ƒe xexlẽme. Eye ke be woʋu na miaƒe ŋuɖoɖo la, eye woanya ame geʋe ƒe xexlẽme. Eye wotu afi de sia fi le dzi eye wotu afi ke le fi ke si eye wotu afi sia fi le dzi. Le xexlẽme ɖe koã, le xexlẽme ɖe si le xexlẽme ta la, wonye woƒe seƒoƒo ta wɔwɔ.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Tao lolo be ŋusẽ si le wo dome la meʋe se se o, eye nyateƒe si le wo dome la hã meʋe kpɔpɔɔ se o. Le xexlẽme me la, nyateƒe aɖe kple nyateƒe aɖe tso afi dzi eye wotu wo ɖe ŋkɔ me. Xexlẽme aɖe le wo dome kple xexlẽme aɖe. Ale woƒe xexlẽme la, gbugbɔ wɔa seƒoƒo ta wɔwɔ.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Nukae na meʋu be womeʋe se tɔ̃ aɖe si meʋe ŋlɔ o la? Le vome la, menye se si menye yɔm o. Ke boŋwoƒe nyateƒe si wowɔ nu o hã, woʋu na woʋa ŋusẽ eye womeso aʋa o. Ne menye na kaka dzi la, meʋu be xexlẽme si le wo dome la meʋe se aŋɔ o.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Fia miaɖɔɖɔ ɖe nya siwo womeʋe na wo o, gake kpɔe ɖe miaƒe agbemeŋusẽ ta. Nyɔnu si manɔ̃a ɖe nyuiẽ la menɔ̃a ɖe nya aɖe le xexlẽme me o.
The Tao that can be trodden is not the enduring and unchanging Tao. The name that can be named is not the enduring and unchanging name. (Conceived of as) having no name, it is the Originator of heaven and earth; (conceived of as) having a name, it is the Mother of all things.
AI Modern
Tao si woŋutsu be 'Tao' la, meyE nyuiẽ tɔ o. Nyateƒe si woŋutsu be 'nyateƒe' la, meyE nyuiẽ tɔ o. Le vevitɔ me, ale be woŋa ŋusẽ le eme la, wonye xexea ta meƒo. Eye le woŋa ŋusẽ le eme la, wonye ame geʋe ta xɔli. Eye ke be woʋu na miaƒe ŋuɖoɖo, eye woanya ame geʋe ƒe xexlẽme. Eye ke be woʋu na miaƒe ŋuɖoɖo la, eye woanya ame geʋe ƒe xexlẽme. Eye wotu afi de sia fi le dzi eye wotu afi ke le fi ke si eye wotu afi sia fi le dzi. Le xexlẽme ɖe koã, le xexlẽme ɖe si le xexlẽme ta la, wonye woƒe seƒoƒo ta wɔwɔ.
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