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which the sense of younger brother has been developed. It is also said to be the picture of a thong encircling a faggot. In colloquial, 兄弟 hsiung ti means younger brother, and 弟兄 ti hsiung means brothers. Read t'i4, see line 39.

Kung is composed of 共 kung all, collectively, as phonetic, with 心 hsin heart as radical.


101. precedence between elders and youngers,
Chang3 yu4 hsü4
Grow young series


Chang see line 39.

Yu see line 23.

Hsü is composed of 广 yen a shelter, a house, as radical, with 予 to give, to yield, as phonetic. It originally meant the eastern and western walls in a house, which separated the inner from the outer portions. It then came to mean a school or asylum, and also the preface to a book.


102. as between friend and friend,
Yu3 3 p'êng2
Friend with friend


Yu see line 31.

see line 87.

P'êng is composed of two 月 yüeh moons, and is explained as "those who have the same principles in conduct" (line 31). According to the Shuo Wên it is said to have been a form of 鳳 fêng phoenix, because the latter is the leader which all other birds follow. It is defined as "of the same bent," recalling the "idem velle atque idem nolle" of Cicero. The p'êng, who is here regarded as the elder, should be kindly, and the yu should be trustful. The colloquial for friend is 朋友 p'êng yu. [For the above two lines Eitel gives 長則惠, 幼則順 chang2 tsê2