Dzea le wo nu ka ye eye esi menye nea o la, dzea le yometɔ̃ ta. Le vevietɔ̃ kple nudɔdɔ ta. Ne wo bu be vevietɔ̃ metsrɔ̃ yometɔ̃ o la, dzea dee le dzɔdzɔm ta. Gake wonua ka ye be wòanye ŋusẽ kple ŋutɔɖi.
Key Concepts
水
柔弱
刚强
受垢
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78, "Dzea ꓦa Le Wonua Ka Ye", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/ee/chapters/78/
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Dzea le wo nu ka ye eye dzea kple nudɔdɔ ta. Ele be menye nea katã o na yometɔ̃. Le vevietɔ̃ li o, gake le dzɔdzɔm le vevietɔ̃ nu. Wonua ka ye tsã eƒe didi. Gake wodze nu bubu aɖewo. Eyae nye ame aɖe si wowɔ be yeakpɔ dzɔdzɔm kple vevietɔ̃. Le ŋuɖeɖea me la, woanɔ ɖi siawo dzena. Woƒe ŋuɖeɖe edzi gblɔ be: "Ame si kpɔ ŋusẽ nutinya kple xexlẽdzesi aɖewo le dukɔa me la, eyae nye dukɔa ŋutsu. Ame si kpɔ dukɔawo fufua kple asixe aɖewo la, eyae nye wuɖa sia dome tɔgbi." Woƒe gbedeasi lɔlɔ̃ tso gbɔtɔ ɖeɖe ka wònya kurae.
Dzedze
Neveƒe nye didi?
Dzea le wo nu ka ye eye esi menye nea o la, dzea le yometɔ̃ ta. Le vevietɔ̃ kple nudɔdɔ ta. Ne wo bu be vevietɔ̃ metsrɔ̃ yometɔ̃ o la, dzea dee le dzɔdzɔm ta. Gake wonua ka ye be wòanye ŋusẽ kple ŋutɔɖi.
Aleke na kpɔe ŋtim?
Eku ɖe egɔme be le nume ka kpliwo me la, ne menyekpɔa o la, ale si dzea di ye fe vovo ta la, wòanye nu. Le xexeame sia me la, woanɔ be yeasrɔ̃ ye fe vevietɔ̃ ta. Ke be le mɔ̃ kple ŋusẽ de eme la, woanɔ srɔ̃ vevietɔ̃ si wònye nu. Gake dzea de dzi gake woanɔ srɔ̃e o.
Nukae mɔ na wo egɔna?
Fia ɖe axexlẽ kple ŋusẽ nutinya siwo le wodukɔ me. Le dziɖuɖu kple ʋuɖu me la, fia be wòakpɔ asixe aɖewo eye wòagblɔ na wo be woanye ame siwo dometɔ̃ aɖewo sɔ kple wo.
There is nothing in the world more soft and weak than water, and yet for attacking things that are firm and strong there is nothing that can take precedence of it—for there is nothing (so effectual) for which it can be changed. Every one in the world knows that the soft overcomes the hard, and the weak the strong, but no one is able to carry it out in practice.
AI Modern
Dzea le wo nu ka ye eye dzea kple nudɔdɔ ta. Ele be menye nea katã o na yometɔ̃. Le vevietɔ̃ li o, gake le dzɔdzɔm le vevietɔ̃ nu. Wonua ka ye tsã eƒe didi. Gake wodze nu bubu aɖewo. Eyae nye ame aɖe si wowɔ be yeakpɔ dzɔdzɔm kple vevietɔ̃. Le ŋuɖeɖea me la, woanɔ ɖi siawo dzena. Woƒe ŋuɖeɖe edzi gblɔ be: "Ame si kpɔ ŋusẽ nutinya kple xexlẽdzesi aɖewo le dukɔa me la, eyae nye dukɔa ŋutsu. Ame si kpɔ dukɔawo fufua kple asixe aɖewo la, eyae nye wuɖa sia dome tɔgbi." Woƒe gbedeasi lɔlɔ̃ tso gbɔtɔ ɖeɖe ka wònya kurae.
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