Explanation Of The Chu Bamboo Slips Manuscript

After the Chu bamboo slips manuscript being published in Guodian,Shanghai Museum and other related books,Chu bamboo slips make its promot hot point in the field of ancient character,academic and international Chinese reseach.With the efforts of numbers of scholors,we have achived a greet success in many aspects of Chu bamboo slips,such as encoding & linking,literating,sentence reading and adomishing & interpting.However,there are many sides need to conside and many probelomes will come out,if we want restoring the original text,as well as many probelomes needed to further disguss in Chu bamboo slips.The text is about show my own views on some words or literal sentences on respect of examing & revising and admonishing & interpreting,which is on the basement of many scholars' reseach.I hope it'll be helpful to read over and compreherd to the meaning.Main Contents:Chapter one:1.We prescribe(?) as(?),which is about grass and sword.The original meaning of(?)is a mat made by club grass.It's read mie"篾" in bamboo slip,with the meaning of bamboo clappers divided in the shape of a long narrow place.2.We think having relationship with,which can be explained as"and so on".3."仁篾而(?)"should be read as ren mie er geng"仁篾而更".The meaning of mie"篾"is"tiny"."(?)"is word of geng"更",which should be admonished as "continuation".4."更之為言也。猶更更也" we read genggeng"更更" as genggeng "庚庚",which should be come out of its meaning of continuation.5."小而(?)多也。""(?)"is liao"尞",which explains as zhen"軫"The meaning of "尞"is tiny and quantity.6.We needn't to charge the reading of yu"豫",which means "happy". Zhi"志"means emotion.Chapter two:1.Li"(?)",lai"(?) are both come from Oracle and Jinwen,can be interpreted as "management'or "administration"2.The structure of li"(?)",constitutes of mu"木",reverse ren"人" and pu"攴".The original meaning of li"(?)" should have relationship with curing the symptoms and the diseases,which means "administration" or "management"Chapter three:1."一家事,乃有(?)","(?)"is read as du "度",which means one should have a plan of living a thrifty life.2.San xiong yi ci"三雄一雌"is explained by yinyang"陰陽",which means the stratagem is valuable.3."三(?)一(?)" means more than one hu"(?)"having the same foundation of di"(?)", in order to emphasize the important of stratagem.Chapter four:1."(?)"is the word of nie "(?)",which means slander.2."(?)" should be explained as angery.3."(?)"is the word of jian "豜".It should be explained as evil.4.The funations of xuan "楥"and xuan"宣" are similar,which means pride.We can excharge between them.In the concise edition,their meaning is boasting.5.Ji"及"is read as ji"汲",which means eager pursuit."(?)" is the word of pu"僕",,It should be explained as attach to.6.Jian"監"has the meaning of using the reference.The word of wang"望" has the meaning of model.7.Yi"已"should be admonished as "stop".Mou,yi dao zhe ye"謀,已道著也" has the similar meaning of junzi moudao bu moushi"君子謀道不謀食" of confusion.8."(?)"should be the word of bu"卜".Fan bu,you buxing zhe"凡卜。有不行 者",which means the unreliable of prediction.9.Yu"懙"should be admonished as "confortable"10.In the concise edition,"賊" should be explained as "bespatter".Ziyan"自(?)" means "speaking highly of oneself.11.The reading of you"由" needn't to change,which means assisting a ruler in governing a country or correcting.In the concise edition,it means that one's success relies on the degree of exerting oneself.Chapter five:1.The character copied on the first bamboo slip is interpreted as dong"動",which was originally as ji"擊".2.According the writing of yuan"原"in the nineth bamboo slip,we think Mr.ShangBinghe is right to explain yunashi"原筮"as yeshi"野筮".3.The original reading of zhong"終"in the twenth bamboo slip should change its explaination to chong"忡".Chapter six:1."(?)",getting the sound from,should be read as dan "襌",which means unlined garment.2.If we put jiequ"介趨"together,which should be regarded as harness a draught horse to a cart.Jie""has the meaning of lassoing a horse may come from taoma"套馬".3.Yin"寅"is the bin"髕",one of the five penalties in the ancient time. Jing"頸"means killing of the five penalties,in other words,it means decapitating. Yinjing zhizui"寅頸之罪"should be important crime.4."(?)"should be explained as cheng"裎".Chengpao"裎袍"means robe weared in the ancient time.5."(?)"should be explained as luo"羅",which means "to" or "arrive"Chapter seven:1.We can stimulate "(?)"as zhuo"浞".Sizuozhihu"死浞之滹"means the river bank where hanzhuo"寒浞" was killed.2.We should read "(?)"as Jingzhai"荊齋",which means having a bath or charging one's clothes,by the ceremony of Chu.3.Man"曼"should he interpreted as tu"突".4."(?)"can be explained as"禰",which stands ancestral temple.5."(?)"should be explained as fu"敷",then interpreted as chen"陳",which means reporting to king.6.The word of yong"俑"should be read as yong"墉",which means "wall".Chapter eight:1."(?)儀愈(?)"has the extremely method of pralting divination by breaking bamboo,which keeps a record in history.However,it speeds up the development of pratising divination by breaking bamboo.2."(?)"means a kind of disease,which is caused by drying."麎"is the word of chi"褫",which should be read as chi"禠" and be interpreted as blessing.3.Hou"侯"'s natural meaning is shehou "射侯".In other words,aim is the matephor meaning of it in the concise edition.4.Our understanding of concise edition is come from the rooting out drought at the beginning,and all the passage is about the offering sacrifices to gods or mountains and rivers.Chpter nineth:1.Fuqing er butou"敷情而不偷"means reporting to the monarch under rite way.2.Ouyan"偶言"as familiar meaning of ouyu"偶語",which means the private discuss together.3."裚蔑耑折"means practicing dilination by breaking bamboo.4."外="should be regarded as waibu"外蔔"combination,bu"蔔"to pu"僕". Waipu"外僕",the official to master monarch and minister's temporary lodge.5."Sage",the highest morals and wit,represents wenzi "文治";"武夫",brave armyman,represents "military allomplishment".Yanzi criticizes Jing Wengong's fail of civil and military government.6.Bo"播"is opposite to cang"藏",interpreting as "disinter";ying"盈"to du"篤", as arrogant and imperious complacent statement.Yanzi criticizes JingWengong's arrogant and imperious character.7.(?)should be "(?)",which means poor flesh and blood,it means one person is very slim with poor flesh and blood.(?),can be scripted as "(?)",which makes its sound from shao"勺',it can also be read as ruo"弱".Yueruo"約弱"should have the similar pinruo "貧弱"Chapter ten:"(?)"should be bang"榜".Bangfu"榜尃"has the same meaning as pushi"普施"boshi"博施"."(?)"on the 48th bamboo slip of xingzimingchu《性自命出》in Guodian should also be read as pang"旁",interpreted as "extended".Chapter eleven:1."忠疐(質)以反俞"is to comply with the nature,but not artificial,only do this, we can achieve the tolerance in the inner heart.2."精法以巽(順)勢"should have the familiar meaning generally,with"守成理,因自然" from《Shenzi》3."任德以竢" is talking about the gentleman's inactional behavior,conforming to the nature with the present statement,its meaning is tranquility for self-contained.Chapter twelve:1.Guo"果"should be interpreted as cheng"成",which means the combination of matter with anticipation.2."(?)"is the charater dai"戴",read as de"得",interpretated as "capture".3."(?)"should be the miswritten of ru"辱",ru辱"'s common meaning is "defile","stoop"ect.It is used as adv to show reverence.4.Gan"敢"should be interpreted as "infringe" or "insult". Chapter thirteen:1."(?)"is the charater you "友".Ganyou"幹友"is the name of chenggong"成公"2."(?)"should be analyzed as "(?)",read as zuo"坐".3.Weng"(?)" is the necessary container for brewing vinegar,and cai"菜"should be the making of vinegar brew."酪菜不爨"is regarded as fermental vinegar container without fumigation at the fire stove,i.e.without using fumigation.We should attach the importance to "urn is usually curtained by cotton,not to cover."Chapter fourteen:1.Xing"刑" should conform to qing"情",and also be restrained by wu"物"."幾殺而邦正"is talking about that if one country want to be in order,it should use the punishment cautiously.2.信文得事,信物得田"'s meaning is:believing in civil official can help a country to be governed;believing in military officer can help a country to develop territory."根之以玉門,仇讎殘亡"is talking about that enemy can be destroyed if we conquer relying on the in struction of the Big Dipper."洛尹行身和二:一喜一怒" means that luoyin"洛尹"makes a living with delight and anger.This is the myth to clarify both yin and yang and civil and military official should not be neglected. Theyshould be utilized in harmony.3.Xing"興"has the meaning of "bestiy",unnecessary to read others."行以興" means that waking should be with spirit.Liang"量"should be interpreted as standard or regulation.Heng"恒" as permanenty,fix,stare constartly,which means that emperor's sight should be last for a longer time or scholar or gentleman.Chapter fifteen:Chapter fifteen organizes the 18^th,17^th and 7^th number into groups,and interprets their contents fully.