Ikyav na se aka a or ga na vough na u a kpa or u a tor. I kyav u a tor ma i ma na ker a aka a nan tyoh. I kera a mbian u a aka nana i nagh a nder u a mber. Ker a mian a maan na nambur u a tor a ga. Kpa u a gber na ndin a man ityoh u a ga.
Key Concepts
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母
守母
见小
守柔
Cite This Chapter
Laozi, Tao Te Ching, Chapter 52, "Or ga na Vough Ngu\/Ikyav Wer", laotzu.ai: https://www.laotzu.ai/tiv/chapters/52/
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Aka se u na ngu vough guoce a nana aka a or na kpa or u a tor. I kyav u a ma i er or a tor, i ma na kyav or u a tor; u ma u na kpa or u a tor, i nan kpagh u a nan yough. Ka i kera a mbian u a aka, ka i gba aka a nan kyer, i nagh a nder u a mber. Gbungban i mbian u a aka, ka i kyer u a aka, i nan gura u a nan he. Ker a mian na nambur u a ma i maan a masegh. Kpa u a gber na ndin a man ityoh. Ti u a hemba ma i ve u a hemba a maan, a ve a mian a nan kyer, u a nena a nan kwagh u a mber, a se u na nan ter u a nande a yough.
Vange Kpishi
Akpohol sha sha er a?
Ikyav na se aka a or ga na vough na u a kpa or u a tor. I kyav u a tor ma i ma na ker a aka a nan tyoh. I kera a mbian u a aka nana i nagh a nder u a mber. Ker a mian a maan na nambur u a tor a ga. Kpa u a gber na ndin a man ityoh u a ga.
Iye a kwagh u iornengen sha wam?
Or u a vough na se u a tor a ga. I nan kpagh u a tor nana i nagh a kyer u a nan he. I ma nan yi u a hemba a maan nana i ve u a hemba a maan a i nan kyer. Or a nyi i a ga na kpa a aka a nana i na ver a mian u a er a kwagh u a mber a iyom.
Ngu mba yange tase?
T刀的 aaka a i nan kera a mbian. Me u a kwagh a i nan kyer u a nan he nana i na se u a tor a ga. Ti u a hemba a i nan ver u a hemba a maan a i nan kyer. Kpa u a gber nana i nagh a nder u a mber.
(The Tao) which originated all under the sky is to be considered as the mother of them all. When the mother is found, we know what her children should be. The perception of what is small is (the secret of) clear-sightedness; the guarding of what is soft and tender is (the secret of) strength.
AI Modern
Aka se u na ngu vough guoce a nana aka a or na kpa or u a tor. I kyav u a ma i er or a tor, i ma na kyav or u a tor; u ma u na kpa or u a tor, i nan kpagh u a nan yough. Ka i kera a mbian u a aka, ka i gba aka a nan kyer, i nagh a nder u a mber. Gbungban i mbian u a aka, ka i kyer u a aka, i nan gura u a nan he. Ker a mian na nambur u a ma i maan a masegh. Kpa u a gber na ndin a man ityoh. Ti u a hemba ma i ve u a hemba a maan, a ve a mian a nan kyer, u a nena a nan kwagh u a mber, a se u na nan ter u a nande a yough.
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