围炉夜话 · 王永彬 · Chapter 32 of 221

第三二则

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gǔ rén bǐ fù zǐ wèi qiáo zǐ bǐ xiōng dì wèi huā è bǐ péng yǒu wèi zhī lán dūn lún zhě dāng jí wù qióng lǐ yě

古人比父子为桥梓,比兄弟为花萼,比朋友为芝兰,敦伦者,当即物穷理也;

jīn rén chēng zhū shēng yuē xiù cái chēng gòng shēng yuē míng jīng chēng jǔ rén yuē xiào lián wèi shì zhě dāng gù míng sī yì yě

今人称诸生曰秀才,称贡生曰明经,称举人曰孝廉,为士者,当顾名思义也。

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