Chapter 36

Sɛ Bɛ Kɛshii, Kɛ Kɛsɛɛ

微明 柔弱 刚强 阴阳

Quick Answer

Sɛ bɛ kɛshii nɛ, a kɛ bɛ kɛkɛ lɛ. Kɛshii bɛ koŋtsɛɛ kɛ koŋtsɛɛ. Sɛ bɛ yɛtsɛ shikpɔɔ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ, o maŋ kɛ bɛ koŋtsɛɛ bɛ tsa koŋtsɛɛ kɛyɔ nɛ.

Key Concepts

  • 微明
  • 柔弱
  • 刚强
  • 阴阳

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36, "Sɛ Bɛ Kɛshii, Kɛ Kɛsɛɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/36/

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Original

将欲歙之，必固张之；将欲弱之，必固强之；将欲废之，必固兴之；将欲夺之，必固与之。是谓微明。
柔弱胜刚强。鱼不可脱于渊，国之利器不可以示人。

Jɛɛ

Sɛ bɛ kɛshii nɛ, a kɛ bɛ kɛkɛ lɛ; sɛ bɛ kɛle nɛ, a kɛ bɛ koŋtsɛɛ lɛ; sɛ bɛ yɛtsɛ nɛ, a kɛ bɛ kɛsɛɛ lɛ; sɛ bɛ kɛtsɔ nɛ, a kɛ bɛ kɛshii lɛ. Kɛyɔ lɔ kɛ kɛ shikpɛ. Kɛshii bɛ koŋtsɛɛ kɛ koŋtsɛɛ bɛ kɛtsɔ. Sɛ bɛ yɛtsɛ shikpɔɔ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ, o maŋ kɛ bɛ koŋtsɛɛ bɛ tsa koŋtsɛɛ kɛyɔ nɛ.

Sulemɔ Bɔ Bɔ

Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?

Sɛ bɛ kɛshii nɛ, a kɛ bɛ kɛkɛ lɛ. Kɛshii bɛ koŋtsɛɛ kɛ koŋtsɛɛ. Sɛ bɛ yɛtsɛ shikpɔɔ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ, o maŋ kɛ bɛ koŋtsɛɛ bɛ tsa koŋtsɛɛ kɛyɔ nɛ.

Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?

Kɛ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ bɛ kɛ shwee nye koŋtsɛ nɛ nye yɛle bɛɛ. Nye bɛ kɛ koŋtsɛ kɛ nye kɛtsɔ nɛ kɛ kɛle.

Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?

Shi kɛ kɛ koŋtsɛ koŋtsɛ bɛɛ nɛ nyɛ kɛle koŋtsɛ, kɛŋ nye kɛtsɔ bɛ kɛ shwee.

Asafoatsɛ Lɛ Kɛ Gbɔɔ

22 Kɛ shɛ wɔ nɛ, ele ko bɛ kɔ yɛ ko hwee 28 A ŋmɛi Nnyunsuŋ Nnɛi, O Nye Nnyunsuŋ Kɛ̃ɛ Nnɛi 43 Nu Tsuru Kple Wɛ Le Hiã 78 Eti Nsu Kɛ Ahiɛtso Tsᴐ Kɛ

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