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<p>爾毋從從爾</p>
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<p>read it as:</p>
<p>you (爾 —-&gt; 汝) don’t (毋) [make you hairstyle] big &amp; high (從從 —-&gt; 大高)! (爾)</p>
<p>the last “爾” is a modal particle</p>
<p><a href="https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&amp;id=9618#s10045202" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&amp;id=9618#s10045202</a></p>
<p>have fun :)</p>

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2023-07-01T21:54:56.547Z
I'm unclear about the woman's name. Is her name mentioned?
Pedroski
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@Pedroski, no lah  the book “禮記注疏” 卷六 page 58 just mentioned this lady as  “the daughter of confucius’s elder brother” (孔子兄女) https://archive.org/details/06081218.cn/page/n57/mode/1up
水巷孑蠻
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Oh well, not important! Thanks!
Pedroski
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水巷孑蠻
<p><code>尔毋从从尔</code> 出自《礼记·檀弓》</p>
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<p>南官之妻之姑之丧，夫子诲之髽曰：&quot;<strong>尔毋从从尔</strong>！尔毋扈扈尔！盖榛以为笄，长尺，而总八寸.&quot;</p>
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<p>意思是</p>
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<p>南宫绦妻子的婆婆死后，孔子教她做丧髻的方法说：&quot;<strong>你不必将丧髻做得太高</strong>，也不必做得很大。用榛木做簪子，其长一尺；束发的布条垂下后有八寸长即可.&quot;</p>
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<p><code>你不必将丧髻做得太高</code> translate to English is <code>You don't have to make your bun too high.</code>.</p>

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Tom
<p>I was looking up the meaning of 尔 and found this:</p>
<p>尔毋从从尔。《礼记·檀弓》</p>
<p>Can I translate 尔毋从从尔 as &quot;This doesn't follow that&quot;??</p>

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What is the meaning of 尔毋从从尔。
# What is the meaning of 尔毋从从尔。

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-07-01)

I was looking up the meaning of 尔 and found this:

尔毋从从尔。《礼记·檀弓》

Can I translate 尔毋从从尔 as "This doesn't follow that"??

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-07-01. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

> 爾毋從從爾

read it as:

you (爾 —-> 汝) don’t (毋) [make you hairstyle] big & high (從從 —-> 大高)! (爾)

the last “爾” is a modal particle

<https://ctext.org/dictionary.pl?if=gb&id=9618#s10045202>

have fun :)

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I'm unclear about the woman's name. Is her name mentioned?  
> **username_1**: @username_0, no lah  the book “禮記注疏” 卷六 page 58 just mentioned this lady as  “the daughter of confucius’s elder brother” (孔子兄女) https://archive.org/details/06081218.cn/page/n57/mode/1up  
> **username_0**: Oh well, not important! Thanks!  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-07-01. Score: 3

`尔毋从从尔` 出自《礼记·檀弓》

> 南官之妻之姑之丧，夫子诲之髽曰："**尔毋从从尔**！尔毋扈扈尔！盖榛以为笄，长尺，而总八寸."

意思是

> 南宫绦妻子的婆婆死后，孔子教她做丧髻的方法说："**你不必将丧髻做得太高**，也不必做得很大。用榛木做簪子，其长一尺；束发的布条垂下后有八寸长即可."

`你不必将丧髻做得太高` translate to English is `You don't have to make your bun too high.`.


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