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ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑕᑕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᓄᓇᖑᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓇᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᕐᓂᖅᐊᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐊᑲᓚᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᑕᕐᓂᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ, ᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 69, "ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/iu-Cans/chapters/69/
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用兵有言:吾不敢为主而为客,不敢进寸而退尺。
是谓行无行,攘无臂,扔无敌,执无兵。
祸莫大于轻敌,轻敌几丧吾宝。故抗兵相加,哀者胜矣。
ᐅᖃᓕᒫᒐᖅ
ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ: ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐊᑯ�ᔭᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕐᓗᑦ, ᐊᕐᓱᕆᔩᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᓇᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᕐᓂᖅᐊᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᓇᐃᔪᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᖅᐊᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ. ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐅᕐᓂᕐᓇᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᕝᕗᙵ ᑲᑎᑎᐊᓚᑎᑦ, ᐊᑲᓚᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᕐᓗ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᑲᓇᔭᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.
ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᕐᒥ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᓂᖅ
ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ?
ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑕᑕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᓄᓇᖑᑦ ᐅᓐᓄᑦ ᑕᖅᑭᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᓇᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᕐᓂᖅᐊᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐊᑲᓚᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᑕᕐᓂᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ, ᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂ.
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᐸ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᕐᓂᒃ?
ᐊᑕᐅᙱᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᖑᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ. ᐅᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᔭᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᖅᑭᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᑲᓚᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ. ᐱᖁᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.
ᓱᓇᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᒍᓐᓇᖅᐳᖓ?
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᐊᑲᓚᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐅᑕᖅᑭᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑲᓇᔭᐅᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐅᖅᑭᓪᓗᑎᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᐊᓚᑎᑦ ᑕᐅᔪᑦ.
📜 ᐃᓄᐅᔭᒋᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
A master of the art of war has said, 'I do not dare to be the host (to commence the war); I prefer to be the guest (to act on the defensive). I do not dare to advance an inch; I prefer to retire a foot.' There is no calamity greater than lightly engaging in war.
AI Modern
ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ: ᐅᓂᒃᑳᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᐱᑕᖃᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᐊᑯ�ᔭᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓪᓚᕐᓗᑦ, ᐊᕐᓱᕆᔩᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐱᖁᑎᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐅᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᐅᑎᑦᑎᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᓇᐃᔪᑦ ᐅᕐᓂᖅᐊᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᓇᐃᔪᑦ ᐱᑦᔪᖅᐊᓪᓚᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᙳᐊᕐᓗᑎᑦ. ᐃᓱᐊᓂ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᑕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᑕᐅᔪᑦ. ᑲᑎᑎᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐅᕐᓂᕐᓇᖅᓯᒪᓪᓗᒍ. ᑕᕝᕗᙵ ᑲᑎᑎᐊᓚᑎᑦ, ᐊᑲᓚᕐᓂᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᓂᕐᔪᐊᑦᑎᔪᑦ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᐱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᓂᕐᓗ. ᐱᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᓇᓂᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᑦ, ᑲᓇᔭᐅᒪᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ.
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