Original Text:
子曰觚不觚觚哉觚哉
Translation:
![](https://i0.wp.com/confucius.page/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/6.25.jpg?resize=743%2C334&ssl=1)
Other Translations:
The Master said, “A gu that is not a proper gu—is it really a gu? Is it really a gu?”
Confucius, & Slingerland, E. (2003). Analects: With selections from traditional commentaries. Hackett Publishing.
The Master said, A gu drinking cup that is not a gu drinking cup—what a gu, what a gu!
Confucius, & Watson, B. (2007). The Analects of Confucius. Columbia University Press.