<p>揚子 is simply the author's name (originally 揚雄, 子 being a respectful address form analogous to 孔子/孔丘, Confucius).</p>

<p>法言: 言 means speech or word or writings. 法 is a central concept of Confucianism. According to 《爾雅·釋詁》: 法，常也。 It derives from classical ceremonial practices and pertains to social norms and moral philosophy (a bit similar to the Hindu concept of <em>dharma</em>, which is translated as 法 in Chinese). The work itself is thus a disputation on Confucian philosophy.</p>

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<p>it is the title of a some classic literature, 
could you gloss the title itself and maybe give some comment of the meaning of the literature itself.</p>

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what is the verbatim (word for word if possible) translation of the phrase 揚子法言?
# what is the verbatim (word for word if possible) translation of the phrase 揚子法言?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-10-09)

it is the title of a some classic literature,
could you gloss the title itself and maybe give some comment of the meaning of the literature itself.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-10-09. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

揚子 is simply the author's name (originally 揚雄, 子 being a respectful address form analogous to 孔子/孔丘, Confucius).

法言: 言 means speech or word or writings. 法 is a central concept of Confucianism. According to 《爾雅·釋詁》: 法，常也。 It derives from classical ceremonial practices and pertains to social norms and moral philosophy (a bit similar to the Hindu concept of *dharma*, which is translated as 法 in Chinese). The work itself is thus a disputation on Confucian philosophy.


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