Dai laban laika hta, mu n lu ai lam, na n lu ai lam, shu n lu ai lam, dai hku re hkum madung re lam ni hpe htap hkra shana ai. Shi go hkum mu n lu, hkum na n lu, hkum shu n lu ai, rai yang, masha ni a myit hte atsom shana na re ai lam re. Dai lam go lanyan de nna ya de du ai lam, shi laban lam a kyeyu re.
Key Concepts
道
无形
惚恍
古始
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 14, "Mu Dan Na Ai Lam Hte Na Dan Ai Lam", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kac/chapters/14/
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Mu dan na ai lam hpe mu n lu ai, myit sum tambyit dan nna, 'mawan' ngu na mying re. Na dan na ai lam hpe na n lu ai, 'mungkan' ngu na mying re. Shu dan na ai lam hpe shu n lu ai, 'yashan' ngu na mying re. Dai gata laban ni hpe atsom shana na rai yang, atsom yu chye n lu ai. Dai zawn re hku, atsom langon nna, hkum madung hku jahku re ai lam de du sa wa ai. Dai hku re lam go, dingyang shangai yang, gaja ai myit mung n lu, na ai myit mung n lu. Hkrang dan nna, mying bai madung shana na rai yang, masha ni hpe myit de n mu ai lam de du sa wa ai. Dai re yang, myit hkrum n lu ai lam ni hte hkum hpang ai lam ni re. Hpro yang, myi shu dan yang, shu n mu ai. Lanyahpang yang, hpang yang, hpang n mu ai. Lanyan laban lam ni hpe shakut nna, ya hpe rong ai lam ni hpe yu shakut lu ai. Lanyan laban ni a shong de du sai lam chye yang, dai go shi laika a kyeyu re.
Myit Shawa Hte Hpyen
Ndai laika go hpa lam nga?
Dai laban laika hta, mu n lu ai lam, na n lu ai lam, shu n lu ai lam, dai hku re hkum madung re lam ni hpe htap hkra shana ai. Shi go hkum mu n lu, hkum na n lu, hkum shu n lu ai, rai yang, masha ni a myit hte atsom shana na re ai lam re. Dai lam go lanyan de nna ya de du ai lam, shi laban lam a kyeyu re.
Ngu hpe nanga hpe dai ga?
Dai hku re lam go ngai hte mungkan lam hpe atsom shakut ai myit hpe shana ai. Mu n lu ai lam, na n lu ai lam, shu n lu ai lam, dai hku re lam go hkum madung re lam hte atsam ai. Dai lam ni go ngai a myit de htap hkra shana na re.
Nit nanga hpe dai ga ai byin?
Dai shani, mu n lu ai lam hte na n lu ai lam ni hpe shakut shing n u nna, dai lam ni hte atsam ai myit hpe shakut na re. Lanyan laban lam hpe chye nna, ya hpe atsom yu shakut lu na re.
We look at it, and we do not see it, and we name it 'the Equable.' We listen to it, and we do not hear it, and we name it 'the Inaudible.' We try to grasp it, and do not get hold of it, and we name it 'the Subtle.' This is called the Form of the Formless, and the Semblance of the Invisible; this is called the Fleeting and Indeterminable.
AI Modern
Mu dan na ai lam hpe mu n lu ai, myit sum tambyit dan nna, 'mawan' ngu na mying re. Na dan na ai lam hpe na n lu ai, 'mungkan' ngu na mying re. Shu dan na ai lam hpe shu n lu ai, 'yashan' ngu na mying re. Dai gata laban ni hpe atsom shana na rai yang, atsom yu chye n lu ai. Dai zawn re hku, atsom langon nna, hkum madung hku jahku re ai lam de du sa wa ai. Dai hku re lam go, dingyang shangai yang, gaja ai myit mung n lu, na ai myit mung n lu. Hkrang dan nna, mying bai madung shana na rai yang, masha ni hpe myit de n mu ai lam de du sa wa ai. Dai re yang, myit hkrum n lu ai lam ni hte hkum hpang ai lam ni re. Hpro yang, myi shu dan yang, shu n mu ai. Lanyahpang yang, hpang yang, hpang n mu ai. Lanyan laban lam ni hpe shakut nna, ya hpe rong ai lam ni hpe yu shakut lu ai. Lanyan laban ni a shong de du sai lam chye yang, dai go shi laika a kyeyu re.
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