Meaning of a sentence
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I can't understand the meaning of this sentence:
"When drinking wine at a village function, he would wait for those with canes to depart before taking his leave."
I mean the second part: he would wait for those with canes to depart before taking his leave.
this sentence is about Confucius and explains his reverential manner.
Thanks.
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I guess those with canes were old people, and he waited until they had left before he left. I don't see the point, though. But I never drank wine at a village function.
- I guess those with canes were old people, and he waited until they had left before he left.
- I don't see the point, though.
- But I never drank wine at a village function.
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I guess those with canes were old people, and he waited until they had left before he left. I don't see the point, though. But I never drank wine at a village function.
0"before taking his leave" is a fancy way of saying "before leaving".
I assume that "those with canes" means people with walking sticks, probably old people.
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