Chapter 22
Zilu asked Confucius: "I have been driving for you for a long time, and I have never seen you so humble and respectful. Even the emperor and the princes see you, they also salute each other and treat each other as equals. You still have a little self-respect. (Original text is : "You have been in the service for a long time, and I have never seen my master meet people with such authority. The master of ten thousand chariots, the king of a thousand chariots, sees the master, and the husband and wife are not separated from each other. The master still has an arrogant face.") But today, That fisherman stood there carelessly, but you bowed your back, saluted first and then spoke, isn’t that too much?” Confucius explained to him the reason for his humility.

"Court court husband and wife ceremony" means that the host and guest meet each other, stand on both sides of the court, salute each other, and treat each other as equals.Etc., and so on.Now writing "Different courts against courtesy" is used as a metaphor for being equal or opposing each other.

Household name
Such a story is recorded in an ancient book called "Biography of Martyr Girl".In ancient times, there was a woman surnamed Liang, known as Lianggu, who lived with her elder brother's family with her two children.

One day, my brother and his sister-in-law went to work in the fields, and Aunt Liang stayed at home alone to look after one of her brother's sons and her two children.When she was washing clothes in the courtyard outside the house, suddenly a raging fire broke out in the house. The fire blocked the three children in the house, and the situation was very critical.

Aunt Liang rushed into the house desperately, trying to save her elder brother's child first, but because of the thick smoke billowing in the room, she couldn't tell which child was her nephew, so when she took the child out to have a look, but He found that the one who was saved was his own son.At this time, the fire became more and more fierce, and if she went in to save the child, her own life would be in danger.She was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, beating her breast and crying, thinking to herself: What's wrong with this!If I can't save my brother's child, but my own child is saved, won't every household know that I am a selfish villain?Then I will never have the face to face my brother and sister-in-law again!No, even if I rush in and be burned to death, I have to rescue my nephew!So, she risked her life and rushed into the thatched hut that was already in flames again. As a result, the child was not rescued, and she herself was burned to death.

Later, people used "everyone knows" to mean that some characters, stories or events are understood by every household and everyone knows.Yu, understand; Xiao, know.

Buy a box and return a pearl
The king of Chu read Mo Di's article and asked Tian Jiu, "Everyone says Mo Zi is a very learned man. I read his article. It's good to follow suit, but why is it written so plainly, without a single point?" What about your literary talents?" Tian Jiu said: "Once upon a time there was a man in the state of Chu who brought a large and round pearl to sell in the state of Zheng.

He thought that such a precious pearl, paired with a beautiful box, would definitely sell for a higher price.

So he made a box out of good wood, scented the box with precious spices, and inlaid beautiful patterns on the box with small beads and red, green, and white gemstones.He put the pearl in this beautiful box and went to the market to sell it. Sure enough, someone bought it at a very high price.

Unexpectedly, the next day, the buyer came to him with the pearl and said to him: "Yesterday I took the box home and looked at it, only to find that there was a pearl in it."I think you forgot it in the box, so I brought it back for you. 'This man sold the pearl box, but not the precious pearl. The king of Chu thought it was funny, but he didn't understand Tian Jiu's intention, so he asked: "What does this story explain?" "

Tian Jiu said: "Nowadays when people write articles, they like to use very gorgeous words and sentences, which dazzle people, but they forget that they should follow the principles stated in the articles. This way of writing articles is not the same as this person selling pearls. Is it? Mozi was afraid that others would only appreciate the gorgeous words and forget the truth of the article, so he wrote the article so simple."

"Buy a basket and return the pearl" is derived from Tian Jiu's analogy. "椟" is "box".The story of Tianjiu is about the pearl seller. It is a metaphor for writing articles and reasoning. If you modify the words too much, it will damage the dissemination of the content.This idiom is said by people who buy pearls, because "buying a box" and "returning pearls" are both done by people who buy pearls, so the meaning is different from the story.For example, if someone only learns some words, sentences and structure, but does not understand the essence of the content, it can be said that he is "buying the box and returning the pearl".

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Idiom Solitaire Lianliankan

Tracing back to the source to learn idioms

Dizzy: Describes being unable to stand steadily due to dizziness and losing normalcy.Confused or disoriented.

Urgent hanging upside down: hanging upside down: like a person being hung upside down.The analogy is extremely difficult.

Jizhongshengzhi: wisdom: resourcefulness.In an emergency, I suddenly figured out a way.

Wisdom is round and square: round: perfect, comprehensive; square: upright, unsophisticated.Knowledge must be extensive and comprehensive, and actions must be upright and meticulous.

Square collar: square collar: straight collar;Refers to the clothing and appearance of ancient Confucian scholars.

Difficulty in walking: Refers to difficulty in walking and inconvenient movement.

Difficult and twisty: Difficult and tortuous.

Folded halberd sinks into the sand: Halberd: An ancient weapon.The broken halberd sank in the sand.Describe a disastrous failure.

Gold panning in sand: wash with water to filter out impurities.Panning gold from the sand.It is a metaphor that good things are not easy to come by.It is also a metaphor for doing things with great effort and little effect, and it is also a metaphor for choosing the essence from a large number of materials.

Gold-winged breaking sea: Golden-winged: the name of the bird mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures; broken: to separate or break things by hand.The metaphorical diction is powerful.

Haili Yunchui: The descriptions are very powerful.

Hanging head and ears: hanging: low; post: obedience, obedience.He lowered his head and drooped his ears.Describe the appearance of obedience and obedience.

Ears are soft and hearts live: It is a metaphor that one does not have a little opinion, but believes in other people's words.

Vibrant color and fragrance: describe the bright color of flowers and strong fragrance; women are beautiful and moving

Vanilla beauty: a metaphor for a loyal and virtuous person.

Outstanding people: Jie: outstanding; Ling: good.It means that an outstanding person was born or visited, and the place became a scenic spot.

A brainstorm: a brainstorm: a flexible mind.Hastily changed his mind (Duozhi came up with a temporary solution).

Move like a rabbit: a metaphor for quick action.

Rabbit dead dog cooking: cooking: cooking.When the rabbit died, the hound was cooked.It is a metaphor that those who serve the ruler are abandoned or killed after they are successful.

Cooking Dragon Pao Feng: Cooking: Cooking; Pao: Burning.Describe the dishes are extremely rich and rare.

Feathers and horns: the feathers of a phoenix, the horns of a unicorn.A metaphor for a precious and rare person or thing.

Corner household division: Refers to the division of households, which is a metaphor for forming a party for personal gain.

Menlu Zhiwang: Refers to parents' desire for their children.

Looking at the dust and crashing: also known as "Wangchen rushes to the north".It is said that they only saw the dust raised by the enemy's army horses and fled away.Describe the army without fighting spirit.

Disintegrated: The army was beaten to pieces and disfigured.Describe fiasco.

Poetry games

yellow

four

Daughter

Home

flower

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thousand

Flower

Ten thousand

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Press

branch

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even

play



Time

Time

dance

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just

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get out of the maze

The river is clear and difficult, the soup of the river is few drops, the rocks are cracked, the clouds are cracked, the clouds are drooling, the water becomes pure jade, the flesh is cut out and full of ignorance.
Read allusions and learn idioms
Divergent
The king of Wei wanted to send troops to attack the state of Zhao.Minister Ji Liang was traveling outside, and when he heard the news on the way, he rushed back immediately.He didn't have time to take care of his clothes and wash his face, so he ran into the palace to see King Wei.

Wei Wang was very surprised and asked him: "Why are you back? Is there anything important to tell me?" Ji Liang said: "Yes, I met a man on the road. He went straight to the north in a carriage. I asked Where is he going? He said he was going to the state of Chu." King Wei couldn't help laughing when he heard this, and said, "How can I go north to the state of Chu?"

Ji Liang said: "Yes, I asked him the same question. He said: 'It's okay, my horse can run quite well.' I said to him: 'Although the horse can run, this is not the way to Chu State!' He Said: "It doesn't matter, I have a lot of travel expenses." I said: "Although you have a lot of travel expenses, this is not the way to Chu!" He said: "It does not matter, I am a good driver." "Wei Wang couldn't help it Live lol.He said: "How can there be such a foolish person in the world."

Ji Liang said: "Yes, the more the horse can run, the more tolls he can bring, and the more skilled the driver, the farther he will be from Chu. Your Majesty always wants to be the leader of the monarchs of all countries, so you should let him go." The monarchs of all countries trust the king. However, the king intends to increase his prestige by attacking the Zhao country because of his fine soldiers and food. The more you attack other countries in this way, the farther and farther you are from your wish to be the leader. The road to the north is the same as going to the country."

"North and south" comes from Ji Liang's analogy. "南" and "北" mean "to the south" and "to the north". "Yuan" is "vehicle bar", here it refers to the car; "rut" is the trace made by the vehicle on the road, here it refers to the road.The meaning of the idiom is: If the action taken is contrary to the goal to be achieved, even if the conditions are good, there will be no good results.

Siege

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhi Bo, a nobleman of the Jin State, destroyed the Fan family.Someone took the opportunity to go to Fan's house to steal something, and saw a big bell hanging in the yard.The clock is made of high-quality bronze, with exquisite shapes and patterns.The thief was very happy, and wanted to carry the beautiful clock back to his home.But the clock was so big and heavy that it couldn't be moved.After much deliberation, he found that there was only one way, and that was to break the clock and move them home separately.

The thief found a big hammer and threw it at the clock with all his might. There was a loud bang, which startled him a lot.The thief panicked, thinking that this is a bad situation. Doesn't this sound mean to tell people that I am stealing the clock here?In a panic, he threw himself on the bell and opened his arms to cover the bell, but how could the bell be able to cover it!The sound of the bell still echoed into the distance.

The more he listened, the more frightened he became, and he withdrew his hands freely, covering his ears hard. "Hey, the bell has become smaller and can't be heard!" The thief cheered up, "It's wonderful! If you can't cover your ears, you can't hear the bell!" He immediately found two cloth balls and wrapped his ears Stop it, I thought, no one will hear the bell now.So he let go and smashed the clock, and the bell sounded loud and far away.People heard the bell and flocked to catch the thief.

The story comes from "Lu's Spring and Autumn?"Self-knowledge" "Seal the ear and steal the bell" is said to be "cover the ear and steal the bell", which is a metaphor for the cover-up behavior of stupid self-deception.

Stealing the bell covered his ears for fear that others would hear it.It is a metaphor for deceiving oneself, trying to cover up things that cannot be covered up.

Wait and see
During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao was powerful and seriously threatened Sun Quan in Jiangdong and Liu Bei in Jingzhou.Sun Quan and Liu Bei are ready to join forces to deal with Cao Cao.Therefore, Zhuge Liang came to Soochow with the mission of Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

At that time, Cao Cao sent a call to arms to Sun Quan, threatening Soochow with force.Sun Quan called a group of ministers to discuss countermeasures, and invited Zhuge Liang to participate.Sun Quan's counselor Zhang Zhao advocated surrendering to Cao Cao, so he was the first to attack Zhuge Liang.

Zhang Zhao said: "Mr. compares himself to Guan Zhong and Le Yi, and Guan Zhong, as Duke Huan's chancellor, governed the country well and dominated the princes; Le Yi supported the weak Yan State and made it stronger and stronger. Liu Bei When I didn't get the help of my husband, I was able to rule the world and rule the city; but after I got my husband, I saw Cao's soldiers, and they abandoned their armor and threw away their weapons. They were invincible. Now they have lost countless lands, and there will be no place to live. Is it true? Guan Zhongleyi, is this also the case? Now, those court ministers and mountain hermits are waiting for you to help Liu Bei revive the Han Dynasty and get rid of Cao Cao!"

Zhuge Liang listened, smiled and said: "When the roc soars into the sky, how can a small bird like a sparrow understand it. Military affairs are like treating a person's illness. At the beginning, they can only be recuperated with gruel." , use mild medicine to treat him; wait until his health is better, then he can use meat tonic, and at the same time, he will be treated with strong medicine. Although Liu Bei is not strong enough, Xiahou Dun (dūn), Cao Ren and others are frightened. It is Guan Zhong and Le Yi who use soldiers, Is that the case?"

Later, people used "wait and see" to describe the high expectations and express the certainty that something will happen.Wipe, wipe; wait, wait.

anti-customer
During the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Bei led an army to attack Hanzhong.After hearing the news, Xia Houyuan, the defender of Hanzhong, immediately sent someone to notify his superior Cao Cao. Cao Cao was shocked when he heard about it, and immediately led 40 troops to resist Liu Bei's army.

Knowing that Cao Cao's reinforcements were coming soon, Xia Houyuan sent Xia Houshang to attack.When Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong saw Cao Jun coming to challenge him, he sent General Chen Shi to meet him.After Xia Houshang and Chen Shi fought for several rounds, Xia Houshang pretended to be defeated and wanted to escape, and Chen Shi took advantage of the victory to pursue.Unexpectedly, on the way, a lot of big logs suddenly rolled down from the mountain and hit Chen Shi, Xia Houyuan captured Chen Shi alive.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Huang Zhong hurriedly went to discuss with his counselor Fa Zheng.Fazheng said: "Xiahouyuan is very impetuous, and he has no plans. We can take a step-by-step approach to motivate the army to advance, and then lure Xiahouyuan to fight, so as to catch him. This is the method of fighting against the enemy."

Huang Zhong adopted his suggestion and moved forward steadily.Seeing that the Shu Han army was constantly advancing towards him, Xia Houyuan organized troops to fight back and sent Xia Houshang to lead the army to fight.As a result, Xia Houshang was captured alive as soon as he fought against Huang Zhong.

Xia Houyuan was very angry, sent troops to surround Huang Zhong's army, and yelled at him.However, no matter how insulting Xia Houyuan was, Huang Zhong would not fight.Time passed slowly, and Cao Jun became more and more tired.At this time, Huang Zhong suddenly went out to fight, Xia Houyuan had no time to guard against it, and was cut into two pieces by Huang Zhong with a single knife, Cao Jun was defeated.

Later, people used "turning the guest into the main" to mean that the guest became the host in turn, and the metaphor changed from passive to active.

(End of this chapter)

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