From "Mencius·Wan Zhang 1", it means to use one's own personal experience to speculate on the author's original intention.
Original text:
"Mencius·Wan Zhang I": "Do not use words to harm words, do not use words to harm ambition; use intention to go against ambition, this is what you gain."
p>Translation:
"Mencius·Wan Zhang I": "Don't stick to the words and misunderstand the words, nor stick to the individual words and misunderstand the complete meaning of the work; be able to experience it with your own experience To infer the author's original intention, this is the correct way to understand the work."
Extended information:
The last seven chapters of "Mencius" are from Mencius during the Warring States Period. A collection of remarks, which records Mencius's debates with other schools of thought, his words and deeds to his disciples, his lobbying with the princes, etc. It was jointly compiled by Mencius and his disciples (Wan Zhang, etc.).
"Mencius" records Mencius's thoughts on governing the country, political strategies (benevolent government, the distinction between kings and hegemons, people-centeredness, caring about the king's wrong intentions, and the people are noble and the country is inferior to the king) and political actions. It was written around the middle of the Warring States Period and is a Confucian classic.