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Study Of The Translation Of Confucius Philosophical Treatise Lun Yu (The Analects)

Table 6: Example of translation of the term道 [dào]

Original text Literal translation Translation by Popov
子谓南容,邦有道,不废;邦无道,免于刑戮。以其兄之子妻之 ‘Commenting on Nanzhong, Confucius said: When the national politics is clear, he will not be punished; when the national politics is grim, he can also be exempted from punishment. Therefore, Confucius gave him his elder brother’s daughter in marriage.’ ‘The philosopher said about Nanzhong: In a state where there is a law, he will be all right; where there is not any, he will escape execution; and, as a result, he gave him his elder brother’s daughter in marriage.’
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