Nsu ye etᴐ ye hiã nyᴐnᴐ ye, ne eko lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Le hiã kpɔ̃ ete hiã yᴐ fefu lᴐ nyε nsu, na efei a wo lᴐ nyε ko fefu lᴐ. Etsᴐ ye ewo ahiɛtso lᴐ nyε nsu, ne lᴐ kpae wᴐa wo fe. Ne ahiɛtso lᴐ nyε ko tei ko le kpᴐ.
Key Concepts
水
柔弱
刚强
受垢
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 78, "Eti Nsu Kɛ Ahiɛtso Tsᴐ Kɛ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/gaa/chapters/78/
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Etsᴐ hiã tei ye su awole te le kpɔ, na wᴐa yε nu tei nɛ̃ nᴐ ahiɛtso le. Ne tsᴐ ye hᴐlᴐ̂, ne ko lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Etsᴐ wᴐa yε tei su me le kpɔ, wᴐa yε tei ko lᴐ. Etsᴐ wᴐa yε tei wᴐa nyane ehe, wᴐa ko wo he. Le ye ewo fefu le kae: Ete a hiã efei tᴐ eku ko le, eya wo egbᴐ kpᴐ le; ete a hiã efei bui tᴐ eku ko le, eya wo egbᴐ kpᴐ le. Ne hᴐlᴐ̂ kae lᴐ nyε egbᴐkpo.
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Asafoatsɛ ni hewalɛ ŋmɛi?
Nsu ye etᴐ ye hiã nyᴐnᴐ ye, ne eko lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Le hiã kpɔ̃ ete hiã yᴐ fefu lᴐ nyε nsu, na efei a wo lᴐ nyε ko fefu lᴐ. Etsᴐ ye ewo ahiɛtso lᴐ nyε nsu, ne lᴐ kpae wᴐa wo fe. Ne ahiɛtso lᴐ nyε ko tei ko le kpᴐ.
Emi ŋmɛ lɛ mii gbɔɔ?
Me yᴐ wo fe ete me hiã yᴐ tsᴐ lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂ nᴐ le hiã wo fe, ne ete me hiã yᴐ wo fe ete me ko lᴐ nyε tsᴐ hᴐlᴐ̂ na me fei. Nsu hiã me kae ete he lᴐ nyε fefu na nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Me fei ko lᴐ nyε hᴐlᴐ̂ wo tei a me hiã ye.
Ŋɛ mii wɔ kɛlɛ gbɛ?
Jusi ehe. Fᴐ le tei a wo hiã wo fe lᴐ, sᴐ̃ ewo kɛ na wo he lᴐ nyε hᴐlᴐ̂ na tsᴐ yᴐ̃. Wᴐa lᴐ nyε he, ne ehiã lᴐ yᴐ̃ tei a egbᴐ le ko nyε tei.
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
Etsᴐ hiã tei ye su awole te le kpɔ, na wᴐa yε nu tei nɛ̃ nᴐ ahiɛtso le. Ne tsᴐ ye hᴐlᴐ̂, ne ko lᴐ nyε dᴐdᴐ̂. Etsᴐ wᴐa yε tei su me le kpɔ, wᴐa yε tei ko lᴐ. Etsᴐ wᴐa yε tei wᴐa nyane ehe, wᴐa ko wo he. Le ye ewo fefu le kae: Ete a hiã efei tᴐ eku ko le, eya wo egbᴐ kpᴐ le; ete a hiã efei bui tᴐ eku ko le, eya wo egbᴐ kpᴐ le. Ne hᴐlᴐ̂ kae lᴐ nyε egbᴐkpo.
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