Laozi: Dao De Jing

Chapter One Translation Guide

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prepared by
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Department of Philosophy
University of Delaware
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µÀ
dao
way, path, natural course of events, nature, moral code, method, to follow
¿É
ke
can, able, potential, possible, ability, may
µÀ
dao
way, path, natural course of events, nature, moral code, method, to follow
·Ç
fei
not, negation, denial, is not the case
³£
chang
usual, always, frequent, common, often, constant, eternal
µÀ
dao
way, path, natural course of events, nature, moral code, method, to follow
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Ãû
ming
name, to name, title, fame, reputation, label
¿É
ke
can, able, potential, possible, ability, may
Ãû
ming
name, to name, title, fame, reputation, label
·Ç
fei
not, negation, denial, is not the case
³£
chang
usual, always, frequent, common, often, constant, eternal
Ãû
ming
name, to name, title, fame, reputation, label
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ÎÞ
wu
lacking, without, absence, none, there is none, non-being
Ãû
ming
name, to name, title, fame, reputation, label
Ìì
tian
heaven, sky, destiny, fate
µØ
di
earth, world, bottom, ground, base, level, location
Ö®
zhi
possessive particle, it, emphasis
ʼ
shi
origin, beginning, to begin, to initiate, initial, start
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ÓÐ
you
to have, with, presence, some, there is, being
Ãû
ming
name, to name, title, fame, reputation, label
Íò
wan
10,000
Îï
wu
thing, individual entity, stuff, matter, material things
Ö®
zhi
possessive particle, it, emphasis
ĸ
mu
mother
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¹Ê
gu
therefore, reason, cause, because
³£
chang
usual, always, frequent, common, often, constant, eternal
ÎÞ
wu
lacking, without, absence, none, there is none, non-being
Óû
yu
desire, wish, hope, long for, preference
ÒÔ
yi
in order to, by means of, to regard as
¹Û
guan
contemplate, observe, reflect upon, meditate
Æä
qi
possessive pronoun
Ãî
miao
subtlety, profound, wonder, wondrous
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³£
chang
usual, always, frequent, common, often, constant, eternal
ÓÐ
you
to have, with, presence, some, there is, being
Óû
yu
desire, wish, hope, long for, preference
ÒÔ
yi
in order to, by means of, to regard as
¹Û
guan
contemplate, observe, reflect upon, meditate
Æä
qi
possessive pronoun
áè
jiao
surface, border, limitation, edge, outline
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´Ë
ci
this, these
Á½
liang
pair, couple, two
Õß
zhe
that which, those who, emphasis
ͬ
tong
similar, simultaneous, sympathy, together, with
³ö
chu
emerge, emit, go out, exit, arise, leave, issue forth, produce
¶ø
er
and yet, but, and while, and so
Òì
yi
different, alien, contrary, foreign, other
Ãû
ming
name, to name, title, fame, reputation, label
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ͬ
tong
similar, simultaneous, sympathy, together, with
ν
wei
to be called, so to speak, is called, this is to say, in other words
Ö®
zhi
possessive particle, it, emphasis
Ðþ
xuan
darkness, mystery, mysterious, primodial, hidden, unmanifest
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Ðþ
xuan
darkness, mystery, mysterious, primodial, hidden, unmanifest
Ö®
zhi
possessive particle, it, emphasis
ÓÖ
you
again, furthermore, additional, and then again, and
Ðþ
xuan
darkness, mystery, mysterious, primodial, hidden, unmanifest
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ÖÚ
zhong
many, all, multitude myriad, every, in general
Ãî
miao
subtlety, profound, wonder, wondrous
Ö®
zhi
possessive particle, it, emphasis
ÃÅ
men
gate, doorway, approach, opening, entrance
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