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the Master said ...;Confucius said ...
at the beginning of chapters in the Analects of Confucius
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pretext;history;past;story
ふふ・・・いわくがあるのさ、あそこには。
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
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according to ...;... says
賢人いわく、人生は失望の連続である。
Some wise man has said life consists of one disappointment after another.
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according to ...;... says
See also:
曰く (いわく)
Other forms
宣わく 【のたまわく】 · 曰く 【のたまわく】