Chapter 56
Nyɔ̃nɔ Koŋ Shi Le
Quick Answer
A nyɔ̃nɔ le she kɛ e koŋ shi le e kɛ e ŋlɔɔ̃ le. A miinyo le e kɛ e shi bɛlɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kplenklɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe hi lɛ. E nyɔ̃nɔ e kɛ e shi lɛ e kɛ a she le lɛ. E kɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ koŋ, e kɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ koŋ lɛ, lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ she lɛ.
Key Concepts
- 不言
- 玄同
- 和光同尘
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 56, "Nyɔ̃nɔ Koŋ Shi Le", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/56/
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Original
塞其兑，闭其门，挫其锐，解其纷，和其光，同其尘，是谓玄同。
故不可得而亲，不可得而疏；不可得而利，不可得而害；不可得而贵，不可得而贱。故为天下贵。
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Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
A nyɔ̃nɔ le she kɛ e koŋ shi le e kɛ e ŋlɔɔ̃ le. A miinyo le e kɛ e shi bɛlɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe kplenklɛ̃ e lɛ e kɛ a fe hi lɛ. E nyɔ̃nɔ e kɛ e shi lɛ e kɛ a she le lɛ. E kɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ koŋ, e kɛ e koŋ shi kpɛlɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ koŋ lɛ, lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ she lɛ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Mishwɛ kɛ a lɛ lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ e ŋlɔ mi. Miinyo e nɛɛ shwɛ mi kɛɛ̃ e mi shɛ̃̃. Kɛ mi shwɛ a nyɔ̃nɔ le lɛ, e mi ble kɛ a she le kɛ a tɛ̃ɔ̃ le she wo. E nyɔ̃nɔ fe hi lɛ e mi fe shi lɛ, kɛ mi fe alɔ̃ɔ̃ lɛ e ŋlɔ mi.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Dzoŋ mli a nyɛŋ she nana: Nyɛŋ nyoŋli e kɛ a le e lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ. Nyɛŋ kplenklɛ̃ e kɛ a ble e lɛ e nyɔ̃nɔ lɛ. Nyɛŋ kɛ̃ɔ̃ e kɛ a she lɛ, nyɛŋ kpo e kɛ a kpo lɛ. Nyɛŋ shi a nyɔ̃nɔ le kɛ shishi lɛ.
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