周公

"Dream"

Based on the Analects:

久矣吾不復夢見周公。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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久矣吾不复梦见周公。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jiǔ yǐ wú bùfù mèngjiàn Zhōugōng. [Pinyin]

For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the duke of Zhou.

周公

1. Duke of Zhou
   • 91 C.E., 司馬遷 [Sima Qian], 史記 [Records of the Grand Historian]:

     武王即位，太公望為師，周公旦為輔，召公、畢公之徒左右王，師修文王緒業。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     武王即位，太公望为师，周公旦为辅，召公、毕公之徒左右王，师修文王绪业。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Wǔwáng jí wèi, Tàigōng Wàng wéi shī, Zhōugōng Dàn wéi fǔ, Zhàogōng, Bìgōng zhī tú zuǒyòu wáng, shī xiū Wénwáng xùyè. [Pinyin]

     When King Wu acceded to the throne, Taigong Wang was the tutor, Dan the Duke of Zhou was the assistant, the Duke of Shao, the Duke of Pi and others all attended the king to the left and to the right. They followed and cultivated King Wen’s legacy.

   • c. 475 - 221 BCE, Disciples of Confucius, “述而 [Shu Er]”, in 論語 [The Analects of Confucius]:

     子曰：「甚矣吾衰也！久矣吾不復夢見周公。」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子曰：「甚矣吾衰也！久矣吾不复梦见周公。」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     Zǐyuē: “Shèn yǐ wú shuāi yě! Jiǔ yǐ wú bùfù mèngjiàn Zhōugōng.” [Pinyin]

     The Master said, "Extreme is my decline. For a long time, I have not dreamed, as I was wont to do, that I saw the Duke of Zhou."

   • 一師晝寢，及醒，謬言曰：「我乃夢周公也。」明晝，其徒效之。師以界方擊醒，曰：「汝何得如此？」徒曰：「亦往見周公耳。」師曰：「周公何語？」答曰：「周公說昨日並不曾會尊師。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     一师昼寝，及醒，谬言曰：「我乃梦周公也。」明昼，其徒效之。师以界方击醒，曰：「汝何得如此？」徒曰：「亦往见周公耳。」师曰：「周公何语？」答曰：「周公说昨日并不曾会尊师。」 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: 馮夢龍 (Feng Menglong),《笑府》(Treasury of Laughs), late Ming dynasty.

     Yī shī zhòuqǐn, jí xǐng, miùyán yuē: “Wǒ nǎi mèng Zhōugōng yě.” Míngzhòu, qí tú xiào zhī. Shī yǐ jièfāng jī xǐng, yuē: “Rǔ hé dé rúcǐ?” Tú yuē: “Yì wǎng jiàn Zhōugōng ěr.” Shī yuē: “Zhōugōng hé yǔ?” Dáyuē: “Zhōugōng shuō zuórì bìng bù céng huì zūnshī.” [Pinyin]

     A teacher dozed off in broad daylight; when he woke up, he said untruthfully: "I was dreaming of the Duke of Zhou." The next day, his pupil did so too; the teacher struck him with a ferule and woke him up. The teacher asked: "How could you do this?" The pupil answered: "I was also dreaming of the Duke of Zhou." The teacher asked: "What did the Duke of Zhou say?". The pupil answered: "The Duke of Zhou said he did not see you, venerable teacher, ever once yesterday."

周公

1. (literary, figurative) dream