寤生考

An Textual Research on Wusheng(Born in Waking)

《左传.隐公元年》"庄公寤生,惊姜氏"之"寤生"应指庄公生产太易或异于常人,应作"奇生"解,不应训为"牾生"(难产)。

The expression ＂Wusheng＂in ＂Duke Zhuang was born as his mother Wu Jiang, was waking from sleep, which frightened the lady＇（Zno Zhuan＂ the First Year of Duke Yin）should be interpretered into that Duke Zhuang was born in too an easy way or too an strange way but not a difficult way as ＂Wusheng＂.