弟子规(英文版)

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弟子规(英文版)


 
[12] When our parents were alive, we should have treated them with our love and respect. After they pass away, we should arrange their funerals with our deepest sorrow. For all the subsequent commemorations and anniversaries held, we should show our love and respect as if they were still alive.
 
[13] Parents are happy when their children get along with each other. This is one way children can show they are dutiful to their parents.
 
[14] In Ancient China, a male person had at least two names. The first name was the “given name,” which was given to him by his parents when he was born. A second name was given to him by his friends when he reached the age of 20, at a “Ceremony of the Hat” given in his honor to announce his coming of age. After that only his parents called him by his “given name.” Everyone else, out of respect, including the emperor, could only call him by his second name. The only exception was if he committed a crime. During sentencing, he would be called by his “given name.”
 
[15] In Ancient China, most people used horses or carriages as their means of transportation.
 
[16] See footnote 14.
 
[17] See footnote 2.
 
[18] See footnote 2.
 
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