Chapter 36

ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ

微明 柔弱 刚强 阴阳

Quick Answer

ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑉ, ᐱᐊᕐᓗᐊᑉ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᐊᑉ — ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ ᑭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐃᓅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᑲᑎᑎᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ.

Key Concepts

  • 微明
  • 柔弱
  • 刚强
  • 阴阳

Cite This Chapter

Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 36, "ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/iu-Cans/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。

ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ

ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ, ᑭᐅᓯᒪᓗᐊᑉ ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ. ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ, ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑉ ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ. ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ, ᐱᐊᕐᓗᐊᑉ ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ. ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᐊᑉ ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ. ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓐᓂᖅ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐃᓅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᑲᑎᑎᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ. ᐃᓅᔪᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᐱᕐᓗᐊᑦ.

ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓂᖅ

ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ?

ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑉ, ᐱᐊᕐᓗᐊᑉ, ᐊᖅᑕᐅᓗᐊᑉ — ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ ᑭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐃᓅᔪᖅ ᑲᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑍᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᑲᑎᑎᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅ.

ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ?

ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ — ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᒍ ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑉ, ᐱᐊᕐᓗᐊᑉ, ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᒍ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ, ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ.

ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ?

ᐊᓯᖅ ᐅᐃᑕᐅᑉ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑉ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ, ᐱᐊᕐᓗᐊᑉ ᑕᑎᑦᑎᔨᔪᑦ, ᐅᑎᔩᓐᓂᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᓗᐊᑦ. ᐱᐊᓗᐊᑦ ᐅᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᐃᔨᑦᑎᔪᑦ.

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