曾參侍奉母親極其孝順。曾參入山打柴,家里來了客人,母親不知所措,就用牙咬自己的手指。曾參忽然覺得心疼,背起柴迅速返回家中,跪著問緣故。母親說:“有客人忽然到來,我咬手指讓你知道?!?br />
二十四孝·曾參嚙指痛心
周曾參,字子輿,事母至孝。參嘗采薪山中,家有客至。母無措,望參不還,乃嚙其指。參忽心痛,負薪以歸,跪問其故。母曰:“有急,客至,吾嚙指以悟汝爾?!?br />
Telesthesia between Zeng Shen and His Mother
Zeng Shen of the Zhou Dynasty in the Spring-Autumn period, alias Ziyu, was extremely dutifully to his mother. One day when Shen was pricking firewood in the mountains, a guest of theirs came to visit them. His mother was quiet at a loss, as she expected Shen to be back, but failed. So she snapped her own finger. Shen suddenly felt an ache in his heart, and then went back home, kneeling in front of his mother and asked what had happened. "It's quite urgent. A guest came so I bit my finger hard to let you know about it."