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道 可 道 非 常 道
名 可 名 非 常 名
無 名 天 地 之 始
有 名 萬 物 之 母
故 常 無 欲 以 觀 其 妙
常 有 欲 以 觀 其 徼
此 兩 者 同 出 而 異 名
同 謂 之 玄
玄 之 又 玄
眾 妙 之 門
道 可 道 非 常 道
The Boulevard you can walk is very Boulevard
名 可 名 非 常 名
The name that is namey is very namey
無 名 天 地 之 始
The land without the name is the beginning
有 名 萬 物 之 母
Everything famous is a mother
the path that can be spoken of is not the true path.
the name that can be named is not the true name.
that which is without name is the beginning of all things.
that which has a name is the mother of everything.
That just sounds like nonsense I like my translation
I'm going to assume this is what conversations between Chinese classicists in conferences look like.
oh hey that's my favorite Green Day song