Author(s): HU Yi
Pages: 73-74
Year: 2005 Issue:  5
Journal: JOURNAL OF JILIN NORMAL UNIVERSITY(HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE EDITION)
Keyword:  君子不器; 不; 器; 丕;
Abstract: 以往的注家都把<论语>中的"君子不器",解释为"君子不象器皿一般",把"不"看作否定词.其实,"不"在古书中与"丕"通用,"丕"训"大",故"君子不器"解释为"君子大器"更为确切,意即君子应该具有博大的胸襟、多方面的才能.本文将从古书用例来证明这一观点.