Part 122

Yüeh Yü, xxi.

Yung Lo Ta Tien, lii.

CORRIGENDA

P. ix, note: For “edition” read “translation.”

„ 14, line 3: For “by” read “in the.”

„ 16, line 5: For “T.” read “T‘u Shu.”

„ „ § 19, note: Before “War” insert “Soldiers are not to be used as playthings.”

„ 17, § 1: 全軍, etc. The more I think about it, the more I prefer the rendering suggested on p. 159, § 22, note.

„ „ § 1 note, and p. 78, line 6: Insert “the” before “Ssŭ-ma Fa.”

„ 33, note on heading: Cf. X. § 12, where 勢 is translated “strength,” though it might also be “conditions.” The three words 執, 埶 and 勢 have been much confused. It appears from the Shuo Wên that the last character is post-classical, so that Sun Tzŭ must have used either 執 or 埶 in all senses.

„ 45, line 1: For “sublety” read “subtlety.”

„ 63, line 4: M. Chavannes writes in the T‘oung Pao, 1906, p. 210: “Le général Pan Tch‘ao n’a jamais porté les armes chinoises jusque sur les bords de la mer Caspienne.” I hasten to correct my statement on this authority.

„ 80, 9th line from the bottom: For 囗 read 口.

„ 109, § 23, note, and p. 126, 5th line from bottom: For “Huang Shih-kung” read “Huang-shih Kung.”

„ 124, line 7: For “Ch‘ên” read “Ch‘ên Hao.”

„ 136, 11th line from bottom: Insert “to” before “select.”

„ 152, § 2: Substitute semi-colon for full stop after “available.”

Footnotes

Published at Paris in 1782.

A rather distressing Japanese flavour pervades the work throughout. Thus, King Ho Lu masquerades as “Katsuryo,” Wu and Yüeh become “Go” and “Etsu,” etc. etc.

A notable exception is to be found in Biot’s translation of the Chou Li.

Shih Chi, ch. 65.

Also written 闔閭 Ho Lü. He reigned from 514 to 496 B.C.

Shih Chi, ch. 130, f. 6 r^o.

I note that M. Chavannes translates 民勞 “le peuple est épuisé.” But in Sun Tzŭ’s own book (see especially VII §§ 24–26) the ordinary meaning of 民 is “army,” and this, I think, is more suitable here.

These words are given also in Wu Tzŭ-hsü’s biography, ch. 66, fol. 3 r^o.

The appellation of 囊瓦 Nang Wa.

Shih Chi, ch. 31, fol. 6 r^o.