<p>Translation: </p>

<p>Who said that you have no clothes to wear,</p>

<p>I will share with you my robe. </p>

<p>The king has called upon us that,</p>

<p>we make ready with spears and Ge's (戈)，</p>

<p>we fight against our enemies. </p>

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2019-04-14T15:06:30.510Z
Can it be correct to interpret the 于 as 對我們?
Andrew Wang
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2019-04-15T01:51:41.463Z
"于" serves as an auxiliary verb here. Its exact meaning has lost AFAIK. My guess is that it indicates a present continuous tense, as in "黄鸟于飞 (a yellow bird is flying)" （also from 《诗经》）。So maybe a better translation is "... The king is calling upon us that ...".
John Z. Li
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John Z. Li
<p>子是对男性的敬称，here it means "you".</p>

<p>In your quote 与子同仇，it means</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>（我）与你同仇敌忾</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Similarly, we call 孔仲尼 as 孔子 to show respect. Also we have 庄子、墨子、孟子、老子……</p>

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zyy
<p>This particular phrase comes from《诗经·秦风·无衣》</p>

<p>Full: 岂曰无衣？与子同袍。王于兴师，修我戈矛。与子同仇！</p>

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What is the usage of 子 in 「修我戈矛，与子同仇」?
# What is the usage of 子 in 「修我戈矛，与子同仇」?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-04-13)

This particular phrase comes from《诗经·秦风·无衣》

Full: 岂曰无衣？与子同袍。王于兴师，修我戈矛。与子同仇！

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-14. Score: 3

Translation:

Who said that you have no clothes to wear,

I will share with you my robe.

The king has called upon us that,

we make ready with spears and Ge's (戈)，

we fight against our enemies.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Can it be correct to interpret the 于 as 對我們?  
> **username_1**: "于" serves as an auxiliary verb here. Its exact meaning has lost AFAIK. My guess is that it indicates a present continuous tense, as in "黄鸟于飞 (a yellow bird is flying)" （also from 《诗经》）。So maybe a better translation is "... The king is calling upon us that ...".  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2019-04-13. Score: 1

子是对男性的敬称，here it means "you".

In your quote 与子同仇，it means

> （我）与你同仇敌忾

Similarly, we call 孔仲尼 as 孔子 to show respect. Also we have 庄子、墨子、孟子、老子……


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