Hka ga go, yong hpe akyu shayom majo, n shan nna, ana hta grau yazu re. Dai zawn, hka ga akyu shan ai lam go, tara hpe shan ai lam re nga ai. Gahkyin n htap shajin yang, nshung rai n mai tu ai.
Key Concepts
水
不争
上善
柔弱
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 8, "Gumra Akyu Hka Ga Re", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kac/chapters/8/
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Gumra akyu go hka ga re. Hka ga go, sara shara ni hpe akyu shayom ai majo, yong hte n htap shajin ai. Masha ni grai n shakut ai de shang yang, hka ga go shingdaw saika nna ana hkumhpa re majo, tara hpe grau shan close ai. Shingrai: hkut sa de ru, myit go lam grau yamu, sali wunli go grau akyu tso, shaga ai lam go grau myit tsin, subu tara go grau mung, hpung e ta mu shagabra, shakut yang grau ten hta galo. Dai majo, yong hte n htap shajin ai majo, machyi machyang n mai tu ai.
Myit Shawa Hte Hpyen
Ndai laika go hpa lam nga?
Hka ga go, yong hpe akyu shayom majo, n shan nna, ana hta grau yazu re. Dai zawn, hka ga akyu shan ai lam go, tara hpe shan ai lam re nga ai. Gahkyin n htap shajin yang, nshung rai n mai tu ai.
Ngu hpe nanga hpe dai ga?
Ngai go: hka ga zawn re ai, yong hpe shayom nna, n shan na myit hpe lam shang hpaji lu na. Dai majo, ngai mu lam ni hpe myit yu wa yang, grai shan re majo, myit lam nngai hkanu ai.
Nit nanga hpe dai ga ai byin?
Nhtoi hta: gahka masha lang mi hpe akyu shayom bot na rai ai - mu shagabra nna, myit hkanu nna, laihta nshung nna. Htap shajin ai lam hpe n shakut na.
The highest excellence is like (that of) water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things, and in its occupying, without striving (to the contrary), the low place which all men dislike. Hence (its way) is near to (that of) the Tao.
AI Modern
Gumra akyu go hka ga re. Hka ga go, sara shara ni hpe akyu shayom ai majo, yong hte n htap shajin ai. Masha ni grai n shakut ai de shang yang, hka ga go shingdaw saika nna ana hkumhpa re majo, tara hpe grau shan close ai. Shingrai: hkut sa de ru, myit go lam grau yamu, sali wunli go grau akyu tso, shaga ai lam go grau myit tsin, subu tara go grau mung, hpung e ta mu shagabra, shakut yang grau ten hta galo. Dai majo, yong hte n htap shajin ai majo, machyi machyang n mai tu ai.
Nga Hpe Myit Shawa
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