Confucian Analects · Analects 18.9
1. The grand music master, Chih, went to Ch'i. 2. Kan, the master of the band at the second meal, went to Ch'u. Liao, the band master at the third meal, went to Ts'ai. Chueh, the band master at the fourth meal, went to Ch'in. 3. Fang-shu, the drum master, withdrew to the north of the river. 4. Wu, the master of the hand drum, withdrew to the Han. 5. Yang, the assistant music master, and Hsiang, master of the musical stone, withdrew to an island in the sea.
Chinese · source text【第九章】【一節】大師摯適齊。【二節】亞飯干適楚。三飯繚適蔡。四飯缺適秦。【三節】鼓方叔、入於河。播(tao2, 上兆下鼓)武、入於漢。【五節】少師陽、擊磬襄、入於海。
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James Legge, The Chinese Classics, Volume 1: Confucian Analects · Project Gutenberg #4094
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