Classical Words of the Day: March 24th, 2015

夫fu1
the interrogative for "is it not? are we not?"

盡jin4
finished, all, end, exhaust

與yu3
and, with, for

之zhi1
possessive pronoun for "it," "he," "she," etc.


夫非盡人之子與
Are we not all the sons of men?  (Mencius 7A/36)



Reference:  Pulleyblank, Edwin G. Outline of Classical Chinese Grammar. Vancouver [B.C.: UBC, 1995. Print.