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Han shih wai chuan

Han Ying's Illustrations of the didactic application of the Classic of songs

Han, Ying

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History of the Text and Editions

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TABLE OF UNUSUAL ORTHOGRAPHIES

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T`ien Tzŭ-fang went to Wei, and the Heir Apparent of Wei met
him in the suburbs of the capital with an escort of a hundred
chariots. The Heir Apparent bowing twice, welcomed T`ien
Tzŭ-fang who did not ascend from his own chariot. The Heir
Apparent was displeased and said, "May I enquire how it is you
can treat another person arrogantly?"

T`ien Tzŭ-fang said, "I have heard that there have been those
who have made [possession of] the empire a pretext for being
arrogant toward others and who lost [the empire].[2] Viewed in
this light, a poor and humble person may be arrogant toward
others. If he does not get what he wants, he has only to put on

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his shoes[3] and go to Ch`in or Ch`u. Where should he go that he
would not be able to be poor and humble?" Whereupon the Heir
Apparent bowed twice and withdrew to the rear. T`ien Tzŭ-fang
never did descend from his chariot.

[1]

Shih chi 44.3a-b (Mém. hist. 5.138-9) has this story in a slightly different form.
SY 8.18a-b follows Shih chi, with a few locutions from HSWC. Chavannes, loc. cit.,
translates both the HSWC version and SY 10.10b-11a, giving yet another anecdote of
an interview between T`ien Tzŭ-fang and the Heir Apparent; cf. HSWC 6/2.

[2]

CHy here adds [OMITTED] "and that there have been those
who were arrogant toward others because of [ruling] one state, and who lost [their
states]" from TPYL 773.3b-4a; likewise 498.1a-b. (Chao 224.)

[3]

For [OMITTED] CHy writes [OMITTED] after TPYL 773.4a (498.1b also has [OMITTED], but
with [OMITTED]). It is the Sung ed. of *TPYL (773.3b) that has [OMITTED]; the Pao ed. has ⊙[m] , a
vulgar form of [OMITTED] "take in the hand." Yü Yüeh (CYTT 17.8a-b) remarks that [OMITTED]
makes no sense, as one does not walk carrying one's shoes, while [OMITTED] "hand over"
is still worse. He goes on to list several possible emendations, none of them very
convincing. Chao (225) tentatively suggests [OMITTED] as in HSWC 2/22. Shih chi has [OMITTED]
[OMITTED] "as easily as taking off a slipper." I have followed SY: [OMITTED].

[m]

For this character, see the table on p. 358.