Ne ame geʋe haʋi be nu aɖe nye nyuiẽ la, wozãna gbegbɔgblɔ. Ne ame haʋi be se aɖe nye nyamɛ̃ la, wozãna nu si menye nyamɛ̃ o. Le ta me la, nu vevitɔ wɔ̃a wo dometɔ: wuƒe kple wuƒe me, nu yeyea kple nu yeyea, nu vevitɔ kple nu vevitɔ, nu gake kple nu lolo, veve kple veve, le kple gɔ̃. Nu siawo ke na wɔa xexlẽme le xexlẽme me.
Key Concepts
美丑
善恶
无为
对立统一
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2, "Ame geʋe menye nu ŋutɔ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/2/
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Ne ame geʋe haʋi be nu aɖe nye nyuiẽ la, wozãna gbegbɔgblɔ. Ne ame geʋe haʋi be se aɖe nye nyamɛ̃ la, wozãna se aɖe si menye nyamɛ̃ o. Eye vevitɔ la, wuƒe kple wuƒe me fɔ̃e biabia. Nu vevitɔ kple nu vevitɔ wɔ̃ wo dometɔ. Nu yeyea kple nu yeyea wɔ̃a agbagba. Nu kple nu lolo wɔ̃ gɔ̃ɖim. Veve kple veve wɔ̃a xexlẽme. Le nyanya la, ame siawo wɔa nu si menye na wo o, eye wotso nu si menye woƒe o. Wɔa nu si woɖo le wo dome o, eye womaɖo wɔa dzɔdzɔ o. Wɔa nu sia nu si woʋe wɔ la, ke boŋwoɖo wɔa dɔwɔwa. Ke boŋwoɖo wɔa dɔwɔwa la, medzo afi o. Ne medzo afi o la, womeklã o.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Ne ame geʋe haʋi be nu aɖe nye nyuiẽ la, wozãna gbegbɔgblɔ. Ne ame haʋi be se aɖe nye nyamɛ̃ la, wozãna nu si menye nyamɛ̃ o. Le ta me la, nu vevitɔ wɔ̃a wo dometɔ: wuƒe kple wuƒe me, nu yeyea kple nu yeyea, nu vevitɔ kple nu vevitɔ, nu gake kple nu lolo, veve kple veve, le kple gɔ̃. Nu siawo ke na wɔa xexlẽme le xexlẽme me.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Ne mehaʋi be ŋutɔwo ateŋu awɔ nu vevitɔ le woƒe tae o la, xexlẽme aɖe bɔ aŋɔ. Nyuiẽ kple gbegbɔgblɔ wɔ̃a wo dometɔ. Nu si mele ɖi la, bɔna woƒe ŋutɔ le ɖi. Ne mehaʋi be dzɔdzɔ aɖe nye ŋutɔ la, wozãna kpɔɖeita.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Wɔ nu si menye kana ɖe miaƒe ta o. Sɔ gbɔ nu siwo wɔla eye medzo ŋusẽ le wo dome o. Ne wɔa dɔwɔwa la, mado afi kple ŋusẽ o. Bɔ ɖe ame siwo wɔna miaƒe ŋutɔ le miaƒe dodo me o.
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
Ne ame geʋe haʋi be nu aɖe nye nyuiẽ la, wozãna gbegbɔgblɔ. Ne ame geʋe haʋi be se aɖe nye nyamɛ̃ la, wozãna se aɖe si menye nyamɛ̃ o. Eye vevitɔ la, wuƒe kple wuƒe me fɔ̃e biabia. Nu vevitɔ kple nu vevitɔ wɔ̃ wo dometɔ. Nu yeyea kple nu yeyea wɔ̃a agbagba. Nu kple nu lolo wɔ̃ gɔ̃ɖim. Veve kple veve wɔ̃a xexlẽme. Le nyanya la, ame siawo wɔa nu si menye na wo o, eye wotso nu si menye woƒe o. Wɔa nu si woɖo le wo dome o, eye womaɖo wɔa dzɔdzɔ o. Wɔa nu sia nu si woʋe wɔ la, ke boŋwoɖo wɔa dɔwɔwa. Ke boŋwoɖo wɔa dɔwɔwa la, medzo afi o. Ne medzo afi o la, womeklã o.
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