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Source: 《韩非子·内储说上》 · Han Feizi, 'Inner Congeries of Sayings'

齐qí宣xuān王wáng喜欢xǐ huan听tīng吹chuī竽yú,每měi次cì都dōu要yào三sān百bǎi人rén一起yī qǐ吹chuī。

King Xuan of Qi loved the yu pipes and always had three hundred players perform together.

南nán郭guō先生xiān sheng根本gēn běn不bù会huì吹chuī竽yú,但是dàn shì他tā混hùn进jìn了liǎo乐队yuè duì。别人bié ren吹chuī的de时候shí hou,他tā也yě摇头yáo tóu晃huàng脑nǎo,看起来kàn qǐ lai很hěn认真rèn zhēn。

Mr Nanguo could not play at all, yet he slipped into the orchestra; when others played he swayed along, looking earnest.

他tā就jìu这样zhè yàng领lǐng了liǎo很hěn多年duō nián的de俸fèng禄lù。

For years he drew his salary this way.

齐qí宣xuān王wáng死sǐ后hòu,他tā的de儿子ér zi齐qí湣mǐn王wáng继jì位wèi。他tā也yě喜欢xǐ huan听tīng吹chuī竽yú,但是dàn shì喜欢xǐ huan一yī个gè一yī个gè地dì听tīng。

When King Xuan died, his son King Min succeeded him. He loved the yu too, but preferred hearing the players one by one.

南nán郭guō先生xiān sheng一yī听tīng,吓xià得děi连夜lián yè逃走táo zǒu了liǎo。

Mr Nanguo heard, and fled in the night.

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