道德经 · 李耳 · Chapter 1 of 81

道经·第一章

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dào kě dào fēi cháng dào

道可道,非常道;

míng kě míng fēi cháng míng

名可名,非常名。

wú míng tiān dì zhī shǐ yǒu míng wàn wù zhī mǔ

无名天地之始,有名万物之母。

gù cháng wú yù yǐ guān qí miào

故常无欲以观其妙;

cháng yǒu yù yǐ guān qí jiào

常有欲以观其徼。

cǐ liǎng zhě tóng chū ér yì míng tóng wèi zhī xuán

此两者同出而异名,同谓之玄。

xuán zhī yòu xuán zhòng miào zhī mén

玄之又玄,众妙之门。

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