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Great Knowledge Transcends Conceptual Boundaries, Small knowledge is Trapped in Them 大知閑閑, 小知閒閒

This blog is of a conversation I had with Ernie 5.0 AI and will include the 'thinking' process that preceded Ernie 5.0 giving me an answer. Note the repetitious nature of some of the thinking processes based on the sensitivity of certain questions. ME: Hi, :) I would like us to have an interesting discussion on the following borrowed from The Zhuangzi [ 莊子 ] "齊物論: 大知閑閑,小知閒閒;大言炎炎,小言詹詹." And whenever you are using Chinese characters in a quotation or otherwise, please employ traditional characters rather than modern Chinese. To get us started suggest some meanings for the above quotation. Also provide an etymology of the characters used in the quotation. Thank you. ERNIE: Thinking The user wants to discuss a passage from the  Zhuangzi   [ 莊子 ] , specifically from the " 齊物論 " (Qi Wu Lun) chapter. The quote is: " 大知閑閑,小知閒閒;大言炎炎,小言詹詹. " They want me to suggest meanings and provide etymologies, using traditional Chinese characters. Firs...