Chapter 1

Tɔn Yě Kpɔ Tɔn Xwè

道 名 无 有 玄

Quick Answer

Tɔn yǐ wà nǔ kpɔ tɔn xwè nyǐ. Nyǐnyǐ nyǐ tɔn wànyǐnyǎ yǐ. Xwè hùnnǎ wě yǐ xwè gbedɛ tǐn kpɔ nyǐnyǐ xwè. Nǔ yǐ tɛ̃ɛ̃ wà nyǐ wànxwè jijɛ, nyǐ yǐ yǐ wà nxwè jijɛ. Yǐ yǐ kpɔ wà jijɛ tǐn nyǐnyǐ xwè jijɛ.

Key Concepts

  • 道
  • 名
  • 无
  • 有
  • 玄

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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 1, "Tɔn Yě Kpɔ Tɔn Xwè", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/fon/chapters/1/

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Kɛ ɖekɛ

道可道，非常道；名可名，非常名。
无名天地之始，有名万物之母。
故常无欲，以观其妙；常有欲，以观其徼。
此两者同出而异名，同谓之玄。玄之又玄，众妙之门。

Savunyiyi

Tɔn yě kpɔ tɔn xwè, tɔn wànyǐnyǎ wànyǐnyǎ; hùnnǎ yě kpɔ hùnnǎ xwè, hùn wànyǐnyǎ wànyǐnyǎ. Xwè hùnnǎ wě yǐ xwè gbedɛ tǐn; kpɔ hùnnǎ wě yǐ xwè nyǎnyǎ xwè nyǐ. Nǔ yǐ xwè tɛ̃ɛ̃, yǐ yǐ wà nxwè jijɛ; yǐ xwè nyǐnyǐ, yǐ yǐ wà nyǐnxwè kɛ́. Xwè yǐ yǐ yǐ wà, nyǐnyǐ nyǐ nyǐn fǐ, yǐ yǐ kpɔ wà jijɛ. Jijɛ xwè jijɛ, wà nyǐnxwè sùsù.

Ðɔxó Tomɛgbegbɛ

Hwexóxó elɔ ɖɔ nɛ̌?

Tɔn yǐ wà nǔ kpɔ tɔn xwè nyǐ. Nyǐnyǐ nyǐ tɔn wànyǐnyǎ yǐ. Xwè hùnnǎ wě yǐ xwè gbedɛ tǐn kpɔ nyǐnyǐ xwè. Nǔ yǐ tɛ̃ɛ̃ wà nyǐ wànxwè jijɛ, nyǐ yǐ yǐ wà nxwè jijɛ. Yǐ yǐ kpɔ wà jijɛ tǐn nyǐnyǐ xwè jijɛ.

Mɛ nyanya xa azɔnkɛ etɔn ɖie?

Nǔ yǐ tǐn nyǐ tɔn nyǐnyǐ tǐn nǔ kpɔ jijɛ. Tɔn yǐ wà nǔ wà lǒnyǐ nyǐnyǐ, nǔ kpɔ jijɛ xwè wànyǐnyǎ wà. Nǔ yǐ kpɔ tɔn nyǐnyǐ xwè jijɛ nǔ wà nyǐ wànyǐnyǎ nyǐ.

Nɛ̌ un na wà gbɔn égbé?

Nǔ yǐ wà lǒnyǐ nyǐ tɛ̃ɛ̃, kpɔ tɔn xwè nyǐ wànyǐnyǎ. Nǔ yǐ wà xwè nyǐnyǐ nyǐ nyǐnxwè sùsù nyǐ kpɔ wà tɔn nyǐnyǐ xwè jijɛ.

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