1. Translation of Chicken with Three Legs

Story: One day, Gongsun Long visited Zhuangzi; it happened that Zhuangzi and his friend were about to drink.

So Gongsun Long said happily: I came at the right time. Well, the dish to go with the wine is chicken; it seems that Zhuangzi knows that I like to eat chicken legs, so he specially prepared them for me! After finishing speaking, he sat down without waiting for Zhuangzi to speak. Zhuangzi deliberately made things difficult for Longzi: "There is only one chicken, so there are only two chicken legs."

The problem is that we both like chicken legs just like you. You can't let me do it because of you.

, right? ’.

When Gongsun Long heard this, he thought, "How can a duck with its mouth fly?" What's more, if I, the master of sophistry, run away, I won't be able to show my power? So he started to argue: "Obviously a chicken has three legs, why did you lie to me?" ’ Zhuangzi was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that this time he could educate the sophistry Longzi, so he asked: Sir, please show me the count, and you are not allowed to repeat it! Gongsun Long pointed to the left foot of the chicken and asked Zhuangzi: Is this a chicken leg? Zhuangzi said: Yes. Gongsun Long pointed to the right foot of the chicken and asked Zhuangzi: Is this a chicken leg? Zhuangzi said: Yes.

Gongsun Long finally pointed the two fingers of the chicken together and asked Zhuangzi: Are these chicken legs? Zhuangzi said: Yes, but.

Gongsun Long immediately interrupted: Is there any repetition of what I asked sir? Zhuangzi said: No, but.

Gongsun Long immediately interrupted: Chicken legs are different, you admit it. Did you answer three times? Zhuangzi knew that he had been tricked by Gongsun Long again. However, this time Zhuangzi was not a vegetarian. He immediately broke open the chicken legs and said while dividing them: Yes, yes, yes, sir, you are right; of course I should divide my chicken.

One for you (his friend who came first); one for me; Mr. Gongsun.

Just eat the last one. 2. Several meanings of "span" in classical Chinese

①lt;; name gt;; the protruding part like the back toe of a rooster's leg.

②lt;; verb gt;; arrive; arrive.

③lt;; move gt;; distance; distance.

④lt;; verb gt;; means "reject", to resist, to resist.

⑤lt;; move gt;; means "reject", refuse to defend, guard.

⑥lt;; verb gt;; means "reject", refuse, abandon.

⑦lt;; shape gt;; Tong "ju", big.

Extended information

1. Evolution of glyphs

2. Explanation of etymology

Classical Chinese version of "Shuowen Jiezi": distance, chicken Distance. From the foot, loud sound.

The vernacular version of "Shuowen Jiezi": Spur, the protruding part on the back of the chicken leg that looks like a toe. The glyph uses "foot" as the side and "ju" as the sound.

3. Explanation of related vocabulary

1. Gap [chā jù]

The degree of difference between things also refers to the degree of difference from a certain standard: To learn advanced, look for ~. There is a big difference between the two of them.

2. Distance [xiāng jù]

Distance between each other: ~ not far. Before and after ~ more than twenty years.

3. Row spacing [háng jù]

The distance between two adjacent rows, generally refers to the distance between two rows of plants.

4. Spacing [jiān jù]

The distance between the two: From the front and back of the footprints, you can know the length of the animal's limbs or body.

5. Focal length [jiāo jù]

The distance from the apex of a parabolic mirror or the center of a thin lens to the main focus.

6. Plant spacing [zhū jù]

The distance between two adjacent plants in the same row. 3. What are the legs called in poetry?

Yan, also known as court and heaven, is the center of the forehead.

One says it refers to between the left and right eyebrows, and another says it refers to the front and center of the face. Que, (quēque), whose righteous name is Yintang, is commonly known as the center of the eyebrow.

The point between the two eyebrows is called Quezhong; the point slightly above the point between the two eyebrows is called Queshang. The base of the eyebrows and the tips of the eyebrows are raised in opposition, commonly known as brows.

That is, the inner end of the eyebrow. Eye nest, (kē family) a sunken nest like nest in the orbit of the eye, also known as the eye socket.

Eye cells, commonly known as eye cells, are now called eyelids. Also known as the eyelid, the upper eyelid is called the upper eyelid, and the lower eyelid is called the lower eyelid.

The order of the eyes, the ganglia, or the net, is also called the eye string, and is now called the eyelid margin. That is where the eyelashes grow on the edge of the eyelids.

The upper part is called the superior ganglia (net), or the upper chord, which is the upper eyelid margin; the lower part is called the lower ganglia (net), or the lower chord, which is the lower eyelid margin. The inner canthus, also known as the greater canthus, is the inner corner of the eye.

The sharp canthus, also known as the small canthus, and the lateral canthus, is the outer corner of the eye. 〓, (è pinch) Commonly known as the bridge of the nose and the root of the mountain, now called the root of the nose.

That is, between the eyes and the depression above the nose. The palace, also known as the Mingtang bone, is commonly known as the nose pillar, which is below the root of the nose and above the tip of the nose.

One theory refers to the root of the nose. The bright hall is the nose.

One said it refers to the tip of the nose. The nose is also called the king of face.

Refers to the tip of the nose, the tip of the nose, and the tip of the nose. 〓, (zhuōchuo) refers to the bone at the lower edge of the orbit.

Equivalent to the modern anatomy where the maxillary bone and zygomatic bone form the orbit. 〓, (qiúqiu) Also known as the zygomatic bone, which is the high bone on the outside and lower side of the orbit, or refers to the part between the inside and the nose.

颃颢, (hángsǎng Hang Throat) refers to the part where the upper palate and the nose are connected, which is equivalent to the nasopharynx. Chin, (kē family), also known as Dige, commonly known as chin, is now called the mandibular body.

Kiss, the lips around the mouth are called kisses. One word refers to two quarrels.

Yi, (yí should be) outside and below the corner of the mouth, in front of the cheek. Temporal 颥, [nièrúnieru], commonly known as the sun, is now called pterion.

Outside the eyebrow arch and above the zygomatic arch. Quyu, also known as Qujiao, Quzhou, commonly known as sideburns.

The hairline is a curved and drooping part located on both sides of the forehead and above the ears. The ear flap, the small bead in front of the ear, is commonly known as the door of the ear, and is now called the tragus.

Ear absence and supratragal notch. Yinlu, that is, the earlobe.

Jaw, also known as auxiliary car. The mandibular ramus is the infraauricular part of the mandible.

The tooth base is the root of the tooth. Dental car, that is, gums.

The crooked teeth are the lower gums. It is named because it bends forward.

Curved cheek refers to the corner of the mandible. Cheekbone refers to the mandible.

The tongue is the root of the tongue. Jing refers to the upper mouth of the esophagus (pharyngeal cavity) and also refers to the throat.

The general term for the throat. Chin, (hàn Han) The hollow and soft part of the flesh on both sides of the chin and throat.

That is between the mandibular floor and the thyroid cartilage. The jade occipital bone and the raised bones on both sides of the external occipital protuberance are now called the supraoccipital nuchal line.

Wan Gu, also known as Shoutai bone. Refers to the high bone behind the ear, now called the mastoid.

Column is the collective name for cervical vertebrae. Also known as Tianzhu bone.

Missing pelvis, refers to the supraclavicular fossa. 〓, (kuòkuo) The end of the bone is called 〓.

Like the end of the sternum. Giant bone, also known as missing pelvic bone, is now called clavicle.

The two wishbones refer to the joint between the scapula and the clavicle, which is equivalent to the acromioclavicular joint. The giant bone cave, called in ancient books, is between the two wishbones.

The 骃 (yú) bone is called 骃 for short. Also known as scapula, shoulder end bone, commonly known as shoulder.

Equivalent to the acromial process of the scapular spine. Jianjie refers to the joint joint at the end of the shoulder, now called the shoulder joint.

Ying, (yīng Ying) the muscle bulges on both sides of the chest. Equivalent to the pectoralis major muscle.

Tanzhong, the area between the breasts. 髑骭, (héyūheyi), also known as dove tail and front covering bone.

The lower end of the sternum is the bone that covers the heart. Now called the xiphoid process of the sternum.

胠, (qū area) armpit and upper side of the side, is the general term for the side ribs. Ji Xi, also known as Ji Ri, Weak Rib, and Jue Rib.

That is the weak part under the ribs. The curved and protruding part of the curved nail and the upper 1/3 of the scapula.

Now called the scapular spine. Shoulder refers to both shoulders and the back part of the shoulders.

It is said to be another name for the scapula. 燇, (miǎo second) the soft and hollow place under the ribs without ribs.

The waist is equivalent to the nine-point method of the abdomen. Dantian refers to the area about 3 inches directly below the navel, which corresponds to the male sperm chamber and the female uterus.

Transverse bone refers to the horizontal bone between the two strands. Equivalent to the pubic bone in modern anatomy.

The curved bone is located in the center of the transverse bone and is now called the pubic symphysis. The groin (xīxi) is the groin.

Qi Street refers to the inguinal and femoral artery. Ting Kong, also known as Ting Kong, refers to the entrance of the vagina.

Cuàn channel, also known as Xiaji and Pingyi, refers to the place between the two Yins in the front and back, that is, ***. The lower pole refers to the space between the two Yins, where there will be vaginal discharge.

It also refers to the root of the nose and ***. Backbone refers to the vertebrae (vertebral column).

Also known as the diaphragm bone, the common name is the backbone. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the spine mostly starts from the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra and counts downward to the spinous process of the 4th sacral vertebra, with a total of 21 segments.

膆, (lǜ Brigade) is also called 膆jin. Refers to the muscles on both sides of the spine, approximately where the sacrospinalis muscles are distributed.

Below the waist is called arsine (sēnshen). The diaphragm refers to the spine, one refers to the general name of the spine, and the other refers to the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra.

Arses, (shēnshen) generally refers to the muscle groups on both sides of the spine. Or refers to the part of the muscle below the iliac crest.

Lumbar condyle (kē family) refers to the raised bones on both sides of the waist, similar to today's posterior superior iliac spine. The sacrum and coccyx are collectively called.

The sacral end is also called the sacrum, coccyx, coccyx (1ǚlv), poor bone, and protruding bone. Refers to the distal segment of the rhinoplasty bone, the coccyx.

Arm, also known as arm. Refers to the part below the shoulder and above the wrist.

One theory refers to the outer side of the upper arm. 葑, (nào nao) refers to the bulging muscles from the shoulder to the inner side of the elbow, close to the armpit, that is, the biceps brachii.

It is said to be a general term for the upper arm. The flexed side is called Nei, and the extended side is called Wai.

Split meat, generally refers to muscles. Accessory bone, in the upper limb, refers to the radius.

Also known as the upper bone. In the lower limbs, it refers to the bones on both sides of the knee: the inner one is called the inner auxiliary, which is the apophysis composed of the medial condyle of the lower end of the femur and the medial condyle of the upper end of the tibia; the outer one is called lateral auxiliary, which is the apophysis composed of the lateral condyle of the femur and the lateral condyle of the tibia. .

Or refers to the fibula, also known as the external auxiliary bone. Duigu, also known as sharp bone.

The high bone at the lower end of the arm bone on the side of the little finger. Equivalent to the ulnar styloid process.

It is said that it refers to bean bones. A general name for high bones and high protrusions on the body surface.

Or refers to the high bone at the lower end of the arm bone on the side of the big finger, equivalent to the styloid process of the radius. Cunkou, under the transverse creases of the palms on the radial sides of both hands, where the radial artery pulses.

Fish, the raised meat on the back of the big finger. The boundary between red and white meat on the outside is called the thenar.

It is also said that the thumb side is the big fish and the little finger side is the small fish. The general finger is the third finger.

Commonly known as the middle finger (toe). Chi, (bì closed) refers to the upper end of the femur.

It is said to be the general name for the upper part of the lower limbs above the knee. The patella refers to the large bone on the knee, now called the femur.

The patella pivot refers to the hip joint. Also known as Biyan and Ji.

Or it refers to the greater trochanter of the femur, which is the uppermost lateral part of the femur and the femur is significantly raised outward and upward. Kuguan, the upper front end of the thigh, that is, the upper end of the quadriceps muscle.

Biyang refers to the outer part of the thigh. Femoral yin refers to the inner part of the thigh.

Shares above the knee are commonly called shares. Commonly known as thighs.

The fish belly and inner thigh are shaped like the belly of the fish. That is the femoral adductor muscle group.

Futu, the bulging quadriceps muscle in front of the thigh, is shaped like a rabbit, hence the name.

Popliteus, behind the knees. 4. Translation of ancient Chinese: chickens and goats have three legs. Cattle and sheep have hair, and chickens have feathers. It means that chickens have one leg, and the number of legs is two; two and one, love

Cattle and sheep have hair, and chickens have wings.

The so-called chicken feet is a name (here is the nominal chicken feet). There are two chicken feet (real feet), two plus one, so the chicken has three legs. The so-called cow's foot or sheep's foot is also a name (nominal cow's and sheep's foot). There are four cow or sheep's feet (real feet), four plus one, so there are five feet.

(So) Cows and sheep have five legs, and chickens have three legs. Sorry for the poor translation! Related: Everyone knows that a chicken has only two legs, so why does he insist on having three? If you carefully examine his words, you will find that his intention is between name and reality: when people mention chicken feet, they are actually talking about a nominal chicken foot, which is a proxy for a real chicken foot - just like a person's name. As a being, you originally have no name, but in order to show the difference, you artificially added a name as a label - adding this nominal foot to the original two legs of the chicken, wouldn't it make three legs? Gongsun Longzi accidentally added up the nominal virtual feet and the actual feet.

Pang Pu, an old domestic scholar, understood Gongsun Longzi this way: "Among the relative opposites of reality, there is an absolute being who dominates this opposition; there is another foot above the two. Without this one, there will be no such two. If there are these two, there must be this one; two and one become three, so it is called the chicken with three legs. "Where is this one leg "on top of the two legs"? This nominal foot sounds quite metaphysical, but I guess if there is no human existence, this foot has no basis for existence.

All nominal things are given by people and come entirely from human subjectivity. Such abstract things certainly have reason to transcend tangible matter. However, all these nominal things are inherently empty and do not need to exist. If we put aside the existence of human beings and look at the "three legs of the chicken", without this one there are these two, and with these two there is no need for this one.

The most typical three-part theory in Chinese tradition is "Heaven, Earth, and Man". The three talents correspond to each other and the unity of Heaven and Man is naturally indispensable, and it is impossible not to have human factors. How can there be no subjective intervention when a person exists as a participant and observer? The "chicken with three legs" argument is a typical representative of this situation.

Hope this helps.