Idiom story

The origin of "window clipping incident"

The idiom "caught red-handed" now means that the plot is exposed. But its origin is based on a legend. Tian Rucheng's Notes on the West Lake (Volume 4) records that when Yue Fei was killed, he conspired with his wife Wang under the east window. Later, Qin Gui died and suffered a lot in hell. His wife Wang built a Dojo for him and invited Taoist priests to visit. Qin Gui said to the Taoist priest, "Mrs. Chuan, what a nuisance, but something happened when I was caught." According to this legend, in the Yuan Dynasty, Confucius created the zaju "A Crime in the East Window of Qin Taishi", and the Kunqu Opera "Jigong Sweeping Qin" was adapted according to its second discount.

If you don't know, unless you don't do it yourself, you will be caught in crossfire.

"Various" quizzes

Nowadays, "multifarious" refers to the diversity and unpredictability of things. In ancient times, "miscellaneous" had different meanings.

These five flowers are: 1. Jin Juhua: refers to the woman who sells camellia; Second, kapok: refers to doctors who go to the streets to treat diseases; 3. Narcissus: refers to the singer in the restaurant; 4. Pyracantha: refers to people who play juggling; 5. Native Niuhua: refers to porters.

Eight doors are: one towel: refers to fortune tellers; Ermenpi: refers to the person who sells herbs; Tricolor: refers to jugglers; Four-door hanging: refers to people who perform art in rivers and lakes; Wu Menping: refers to the person who comments on books and pianos; Six doors group: refers to street singers; Seven-door tune: refers to people who set up tents and tie paper; Eight-door chat: refers to the person who sings opera on the high platform.

On "Looking at Plums to Quench Thirst"

Where did the allusion of "looking at plum to quench thirst" happen? In Shi Shuo Xin Yu, it was said, "Wei Wu went out to war and lost his way, and the whole army was thirsty, so he said,' There is a great Meilin in front, forgiving his son, so sweet and sour can quench his thirst.' When the foot soldiers smell it, they can get the source with their mouths full of water. "But there is no place. According to the Records of Liyang and Scenery of Chaohu Lake, in the second year of Jian 'an (A.D. 197), Cao * defeated Wu and led 100,000 troops south from Xuchang, passing through Meishan, hanshan county, Anhui Province. The soldiers were thirsty and anxious and couldn't find water to drink. Cao had a well-thought-out plan, pointing to the front, he said: There is a big Meilin on the mountain in front, and there are many plums, which are sweet and sour and can quench your thirst. The soldiers became less thirsty when they heard their mouths watering.

At present, on the stone wall of Wuguipo at the northern foot of Meishan, there are still ten words engraved by predecessors, namely, "Cao * marches here, hoping to quench his thirst with plum blossoms". In the Song Dynasty, Wang Anshi visited this place and wrote a poem, including two sentences: "The general immediately made a plan, looking at the green hills and pointing to the plum trees." Deming rewrote the poem "Mei Hua": "A thousand miles of Wujiang River is deep in spring, and Xu Jun drinks horses and is king. The empty mountain flower tree is barren and is pointed out by Cao Zang. "

The origin of "illiteracy"

People call illiteracy "illiterate", which means that people don't know the word "Ding", which shows the degree of illiteracy. Actually, this is a misunderstanding. Because of the origin of the word "illiteracy", it has its own evolution and formation process. Tracing back to the source, it originated from the biography of Zhang Hongjing in the Tang Dynasty: "It is better to know a T-shaped than to carry two stone bows." In Dou Ping's Tang Yin Shu Xun, it is said: "Ding is afraid of being a", that is to say, "It is a mistake to know that T is better than T". Wu Zeng, a poet in the Song Dynasty, thinks so, which shows that the characters in the Book of the Tang Dynasty are "illiterate". Because of the mistakes in printing or writing, the general readers don't delve into it, so it is circulated as "it is better to know a T-shape", and later it is labeled as "ignorance" or "illiteracy".

A Brief Talk on "Clean Hands"

Throughout the ages, those who are incorruptible and not greedy for money are often regarded as "incorruptible".

During the orthodox period of Ming Dynasty, eunuch Wang Zhen abused power for personal gain. Every time he attended a court meeting, local officials would offer him more jewels and silver to please him. Yu Qian, the governor of Shanxi and Henan, never brought a gift when he went to Beijing to play. His colleagues advised him: "Although you don't provide gold treasures and seek dignitaries, you should also bring some famous local products such as incense, mushrooms, handkerchiefs and so on as gifts!" Yu Qian smiled and raised his sleeves and said humorously, "There is a breeze!"

The origin of "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world"

The idiom "Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" has been circulating for many years and is said to be ancient. It's about which book to write. But no one has ever pointed it out. Liu Jiexiu searched Gu's writings one by one, and only found the following passage in chapter 13 of "Zhengshi" of "The History of Japan": Is there a debate about national subjugation, national subjugation and national subjugation? Yue: change the surname to his surname, which is called national subjugation; Benevolence is an obstacle, but as for the ratio of animals cannibalizing each other, people will cannibalize each other. This is the so-called death of the world ... the protector of the country, its princes, and the carnivores seek it; People who protect the world are cheap, and they have no responsibility! Liu Jiexiu continued to search, and finally found the answer in The Collection of Restaurants: China, a country with thousands of years of civilization, is surrounded by people, but it is inevitably close to animals. Whose shame is this? Gu said: every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, and every man is responsible! Today, I want to be ashamed of one of the countries, and it will be rehabilitated in our generation ... There are many husbands and women in our generation, and I want to try my best to turn over a new leaf. What can Hu Yun do? I don't ask others, just ask me. Sneijn Gulingting said that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. (Same as above, "Thirty-three Episodes of Bitter Conviction Words III") Liu Jiexiu believes that according to the reality of language development and application, the meaning of "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world" comes from Gu, while the eight-character written language comes from Liang Qichao.

The origin of "heinous"

The saying of "heinous crimes" first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. According to the provisions of the Law of the Tang Dynasty, the specific contents of the ten major crimes are as follows: First, rebellion, that is, the act of opposing the rule of feudal countries represented by autocratic monarchs by various means. Second, seek great rebellion, that is, premeditated destruction of ancestral temples and palaces. Thirdly, rebellion mainly refers to the behavior of officials of the DPRK betraying the court, going abroad or surrendering to the puppet regime. The fourth "evil disobedience" mainly refers to the act of beating and killing relatives. The word "never" refers to the act of killing a person who does not commit a capital crime, or dismembering him after killing him. Sixth, disrespect. Any violation of the person and dignity of an autocratic monarch can be regarded as disrespect. Seventh, unfilial, that is, children do not honor their parents. Eight is discord, that is, mutual aggression between relatives. Nine is injustice, that is, humble infringement of unrelated elders. Ten is civil strife, that is, rape between families

Tracing back to the origin of "the one who tied the bell must untie the bell"

The idiom "He who unties the bell must tie it" comes from a story that happened in Jinling (now Nanjing).

According to Deng Fa, Volume 23 of Quotations from Zen Buddhism in Ming Dynasty edited by Qu Ruji, there was a Zen master of Taiqin Deng Fa in Liang Qing Temple in Jinling (the site is in the present Liang Qingshan Park), who was bold and unconstrained and didn't observe Buddhist precepts at ordinary times. Most monks in the temple look down on him, but only Zen master Fayan values him. On one occasion, when giving a lecture, Fayan asked all the monks in the temple, "Who can untie the golden bell tied around the tiger's neck?" Everyone thought twice, but couldn't answer. At this time, the magic light just came over and the eyes asked him this question again. Deng Fa replied without thinking: "Only those who tie the golden bell around the tiger's neck can untie the golden bell." Hearing this, the watchful eye felt that Deng Fa could understand Buddhism very well, so he praised him in public.

Later generations used the idiom "You have to tie the bell if you untie the bell" (also called "You have to tie the bell if you untie the bell") to describe that if something goes wrong, it should be solved by someone who does it himself.

The source of "immortality"

The word "immortality" evolved from "death and immortality", which means that the brilliant achievements and great spirit of great men or celebrities will be passed down forever and will not be erased.

The theory of "immortal" was first seen in Zuozhuan Twenty-four Years of "xianggong". According to the book, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Fan of the State of Jin asked Mu Shu: "What did the ancients mean by' death or immortality'? After listening to Fan's opinion, Mu Shu said: "I heard that the greatest thing is moral achievement, followed by career achievement and creation in speech. Virtue, career and speech will not disappear even after a long time. This is called immortality. " This is the origin of the word "immortality".

Tracing the origin of "fallen leaves return to their roots"

Being far away from overseas, this China red boy often uses "falling leaves to return to their roots" to express his yearning for his motherland. The meaning of the word "fallen leaves return to their roots" was first seen in "Dog Shi Zhi". The original sentence is: "If you return to the deep water, the tree will fall (defecate)." This is extended to "the root of the wood falls, the tail of the water falls" in the note of Han Zhuan. At that time, the semantics was relatively simple, and it was also close to the saying "fallen leaves return to their roots". This proverb clearly appears in the Buddhist book Tongguang Lu written by the Song people, and there is a sentence: "When the sixth ancestor Huineng came to Nirvana, he answered the public: Ye came back to his roots, and he came without a mouth." Later, Lu Fangweng simply wrote this proverb into his own poem, and made a beautiful sentence, "Clouds fall outside the hole, and fallen leaves return to their roots".

The origin of "opening books is beneficial"

"Open book is beneficial" is a sentence to encourage people to read, which means that as long as you keep reading, you will certainly gain something. But do you know its origin?

This idiom originated in Song Taizong and Zhao Kuangyi. According to the Song Dynasty poet Wang Bizhi's Notes on Swallows in Lushui, "Emperor Taizong read three volumes of Magnolia every day, and made up for it in his spare time because of the lack of it. He said,' Opening books is beneficial, but I don't feel tired'. "

Imperial Book refers to Taiping Imperial Book, which is one of the four great books in the early Song Dynasty. This book was compiled by Song Taizong's anti-abortion minister Li Fang. Since the first year of Taiping Xingguo, it was originally named Taiping General Category or Taiping Category. The whole book 1000 volume, with as many as 1690 kinds of books cited. Among them, there are more than 0/00 biographies of Han people and more than 200 old local chronicles, all of which are lost today. Therefore, this is a very precious large book. When the book is finished, it will be submitted to the emperor for trial. Song Taizong reads three volumes every day, and even if something is delayed, he should make up the reading in his spare time; So "I don't think it's difficult", I spent a year insisting on reading this magnificent book from beginning to end, and personally signed it and renamed it "Taiping Magnolia". This is the origin of "open book is beneficial" and "Taiping Magnolia".