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filial piety and fraternal duty.”
At that time, the mother of one of the king’s
sons had died, and his tutor asked for him that
he might be allowed to observe a few months’
mourning. Gongsun Chou asked, “What do you say
of this?”
Mencius replied, “This is a case where the
party wishes to complete the whole period, but finds
it impossible to do so. The addition of even a single
day is better than not mourning at all. I spoke of the
case where there was no hindrance, and the party
neglected the thing itself.”
【注释】［1］期（j~）：丧服制度，指服丧一年。
［2］ （zh0n）：扭。
【译文】齐宣王想要缩短守丧时间。公孙丑说：
“服丧一年，总比停止守丧要好吧？”
孟子说：“这就好比有人去扭他哥哥的
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