"往者不可及，來者猶可待" meaning in Chinese

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        "1": "^楚 狂 ^@接.^輿 歌 而 過 ^孔子 曰：「鳳 兮！鳳 兮！何 德 之 衰？@往.者.不可 諫，@來.者.猶.可 追。已而，已而！今 之 從政者 殆 而！」",
        "2": "The madman of Chu, Jie Yu (接輿), passed by Confucius, singing and saying, \"O Feng! O Feng! How is your virtue degenerated! As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against. Give up your vain pursuit. Give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government.\"",
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  "etymology_text": "From a phrase in the Analects, Book 18 (《論語·微子》) with slightly different wording:\n:\n楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰：「鳳兮！鳳兮！何德之衰？往者不可諫，來者猶可追。已而，已而！今之從政者殆而！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]楚狂接舆歌而过孔子曰：「凤兮！凤兮！何德之衰？往者不可谏，来者犹可追。已而，已而！今之从政者殆而！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nChǔ kuáng Jiē Yú gē ér guò Kǒngzǐ yuē: “Fèng xī! Fèng xī! Hé dé zhī shuāi? Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī. yǐ'ér, yǐ'ér! Jīn zhī cóngzhèngzhě dài ér!” [Pinyin]\nThe madman of Chu, Jie Yu (接輿), passed by Confucius, singing and saying, \"O Feng! O Feng! How is your virtue degenerated! As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against. Give up your vain pursuit. Give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government.\"",
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      "zh-pron": "ванчжэ букэцзи лайчжэ ю кэдай дай"
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      "zh-pron": "vančžɛ bukɛczi lajčžɛ ju kɛdaj daj"
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      "ipa": "/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ laɪ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹/",
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  "word": "往者不可及，來者猶可待"
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        "1": "^楚 狂 ^@接.^輿 歌 而 過 ^孔子 曰：「鳳 兮！鳳 兮！何 德 之 衰？@往.者.不可 諫，@來.者.猶.可 追。已而，已而！今 之 從政者 殆 而！」",
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      "expansion": "楚狂接輿歌而過孔子曰：「鳳兮！鳳兮！何德之衰？往者不可諫，來者猶可追。已而，已而！今之從政者殆而！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]楚狂接舆歌而过孔子曰：「凤兮！凤兮！何德之衰？往者不可谏，来者犹可追。已而，已而！今之从政者殆而！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nChǔ kuáng Jiē Yú gē ér guò Kǒngzǐ yuē: “Fèng xī! Fèng xī! Hé dé zhī shuāi? Wǎng zhě bùkě jiàn, lái zhě yóu kě zhuī. yǐ'ér, yǐ'ér! Jīn zhī cóngzhèngzhě dài ér!” [Pinyin]\nThe madman of Chu, Jie Yu (接輿), passed by Confucius, singing and saying, \"O Feng! O Feng! How is your virtue degenerated! As to the past, reproof is useless; but the future may still be provided against. Give up your vain pursuit. Give up your vain pursuit. Peril awaits those who now engage in affairs of government.\"",
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      "zh-pron": "vančžɛ bukɛczi lajčžɛ ju kɛdaj daj"
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