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ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭᱮᱱ, ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭᱮᱱ।
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Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 61, "ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱮᱛᱚᱦᱚᱵ", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/sat-Olck/chapters/61/
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大国者下流，天下之交，天下之牝。牝常以静胜牡，以静为下。
ᱵᱷᱟᱥᱟ ᱵᱚᱫᱚᱞ
ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱯᱩᱝᱜᱩᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭᱟᱱ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ, ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ। ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫᱛᱮ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ, ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ। ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ, ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ, ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱨᱚᱵᱽ। ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ, ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ। ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱵᱽ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ, ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ।
ᱜᱷᱚᱨᱚ ᱪᱤᱱᱛᱟ
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱧᱪᱟᱣ?
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱫᱚ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭᱮᱱ, ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱛᱟᱞᱟᱛᱮ ᱦᱚᱲᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵ ᱟᱨ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱜᱟᱱᱟᱝ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭᱮᱱ।
ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱟᱢ ᱥᱟᱶ ᱠᱮᱫ ᱟᱠᱟᱱᱟ?
ᱠᱷᱚᱱᱰᱮ, ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱵᱽ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱨᱮ, ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱹᱰᱤ ᱜᱟᱱ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱟᱲᱟᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟᱭ। ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱨᱮ, ᱥᱮᱫᱟᱭ ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ।
ᱟᱡ ᱢᱤᱫ ᱠᱟᱢ ᱦᱚᱸ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜᱼᱟ?
ᱱᱚᱡᱽᱨᱤ, ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱢᱤᱫᱴᱟᱹᱝ ᱠᱟᱹᱡᱩᱱᱟᱹᱭ ᱟᱨ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱥᱟᱶᱛᱮ ᱠᱚᱣᱟᱭᱮᱱ, ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱯᱚᱨᱚᱵ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱱ।
📜 ᱛᱷᱚᱠ ᱧᱮᱞᱢᱟ (Wang Bi · Legge · AI Modern)
James Legge (1891)
What makes a great state is its being (like) a low-lying, down-flowing (stream); it becomes the centre to which tend (all the small states) under heaven. (To illustrate from) the case of all females: the female always overcomes the male by her stillness.
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ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠᱟᱨᱮ ᱫᱚ ᱞᱤᱯᱩᱝᱜᱩᱭ ᱛᱮ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱵᱟᱲᱟᱭᱟᱱ, ᱱᱚᱶᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱡᱚᱯᱚᱱᱚᱵ, ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ। ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱫᱚ ᱢᱮᱱᱟᱜ-ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱞᱟᱜᱤᱫᱛᱮ ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ, ᱪᱚᱞᱚᱱ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱨᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱠᱟᱛᱷᱟ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱷᱮᱜᱟᱨ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ। ᱚᱱᱟ ᱛᱮ, ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱛᱮ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ, ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ ᱟᱨᱚᱵᱽ। ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱫᱚᱠ ᱛᱮᱭᱟᱜ ᱛᱮᱫᱤᱭᱟᱜ ᱫᱚᱠᱚᱭᱟᱜ, ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱠᱷᱚᱱ ᱟᱹᱛᱩᱨᱩᱭ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ। ᱵᱟᱨᱭᱟ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱟᱭᱢᱟ ᱡᱤᱱᱤᱥᱤᱫᱽ ᱨᱩᱭᱦᱟᱹᱵᱽ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ, ᱢᱟᱦᱟᱸ ᱦᱚᱲ ᱫᱚ ᱵᱟᱝᱞᱟ ᱮᱸᱡᱽ ᱠᱚᱣᱟ।
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