Dis chapta eksplein sey tings no get mek wey wi sabi dem – bot tumoch bikos of di tings wey na di apposit. Beautiful no bi beautiful til ugly don dey. Gud no bi gud til bad don dey. Evriting stan wit esef oppsait.
Key Concepts
美丑
善恶
无为
对立统一
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 2, "Evribodi Sabi Weh Bi Di Bright Thing", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/kri/chapters/2/
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Wen evribodi don sabi weh bi di braitifil ting, dat maan sey evribodi sabi weh bi di ogli ting tu. Wen evribodi don sabi weh bi di gud ting, dat maan sey evribodi sabi weh bi di bad ting tu. From dat, wi si sey tings get two saad: wit ond wit no, aezi ond ahaad, lang ond sot, tap ond daon, laik ond no laik, front ond bak. Dem stan fes fes wit one anoda. So di wan wey sabi wel, e du tings bot no mek big sha; e tek evribodi fi waka di whey bot no kolla; e mek evriting gro bot no claim am fi esef; e wok bot no tap; wen e don du am, e no stan wey fo wot wey e du. E jus bikos e no stan so, di wok stil dey wit e name.
Dip Tinkin
Wetin dis chápá na abaut?
Dis chapta eksplein sey tings no get mek wey wi sabi dem – bot tumoch bikos of di tings wey na di apposit. Beautiful no bi beautiful til ugly don dey. Gud no bi gud til bad don dey. Evriting stan wit esef oppsait.
Aw dis tɔch mi laif?
Mi laif stil go tru becaz I nobi olwaz sabi weh I want. Bot wen somtin bad appin, I now sabi weh bi di gud. Mi pain mek mi sabi weh bi di hapi.
Wetin I mas du tude?
Tude I go luk pan somtin wey don mek mi fedup, an I go trai fi si di apposit wey stil dey. I go as fo tify wi tings wey go fit sho mi sey evriting mus stan wit oppsait.
All in the world know the beauty of the beautiful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what ugliness is; they all know the skill of the skilful, and in doing this they have (the idea of) what the want of skill is.
AI Modern
Wen evribodi don sabi weh bi di braitifil ting, dat maan sey evribodi sabi weh bi di ogli ting tu. Wen evribodi don sabi weh bi di gud ting, dat maan sey evribodi sabi weh bi di bad ting tu. From dat, wi si sey tings get two saad: wit ond wit no, aezi ond ahaad, lang ond sot, tap ond daon, laik ond no laik, front ond bak. Dem stan fes fes wit one anoda. So di wan wey sabi wel, e du tings bot no mek big sha; e tek evribodi fi waka di whey bot no kolla; e mek evriting gro bot no claim am fi esef; e wok bot no tap; wen e don du am, e no stan wey fo wot wey e du. E jus bikos e no stan so, di wok stil dey wit e name.
Mi Yon Tɔt
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