“Showing the Proper Countenance Is Difficult”While“Adorning One's Appearance Is Easy”  

作　　者：Yang Chaoming 

机构地区：[1]the Advanced Institute for Confucian Studies at Shandong University

出　　处：《走进孔子(中英文)》2025年第1期114-118,共5页Thinking Through Confucius

摘　　要：When Zixia asked about family reverence,Confucius replied almost instinctively,“It all lies in showing the proper countenance.”He then went on to say,“As for the young contributing their energies when there is work to be done,and deferring to their elders when there is wine and food to be had—how can merely doing this be considered being reverent?”(Analects 2.8)Family reverence goes beyond the mere obligation of young people to undertake the hard work when something has to be done,or to serve their elders first with food and drink.It carries a far deeper meaning than these actions alone imply.

关 键 词：SOMETHING ALONE young 

分 类 号：B823.1[哲学宗教—伦理学] B222.2