Chinese name: cup bow snake shadow
Category: Idioms/Allusions
Year: Han Dynasty
Source: Ying Shao's "Secular Monsters"
Moral: Suspicious.
Idiom data
Basic information
Chinese characters writing cup bow snake shadow Chinese pinyin b ē i g not ng sh é y ǐ ng cup bow snake shadow
This idiom explains that the bow shadow reflected on the glass is mistaken for a snake. Metaphor is the fear caused by paranoia. The subject-predicate usage of emotional derogatory structure is used as predicate and attribute; It is a derogatory metaphor to mistake illusion for reality and describe people's nervousness. Synonyms are nervousness, paranoia and nervousness. The antonym is calm, calm, smiling, calm, indifferent [1] riddle ODS, which originated from Han Yingshao's "Customs are Constant, How Strange the World Is".
Examples of idioms
1. Qing Ji cloud "Notes on Reading Wei Caotang: If I smell four": "Love is like a bow and snake shadow, which is unfounded, but it is like witnessing. 2. Huang Qing's "Feelings": "Jinliangshe has a dull pain, and the cup bow and snake shadow are strange and resentful. She is very sensitive. She is always suspicious. Don't scare him, or he will really think he has drunk dirty water. 5. Look carefully! Just a stone! Don't be afraid of yourself. 6. After watching this horror film, everyone is all right except him. He was really scared out in a sweat. 7. Don't deceive yourself. 8. He is a snake in a cup of tea, speculating on each other's heart. In fact, he has serious persecution paranoia!
Idioms and their stories
Han Yingshao's "Secular Monsters"
"Common customs: There are many wonders in the world": "Give my grandfather Chen a eulogy, invite him to meet in summer, and give him wine. At that time, there was a crossbow hanging on the north wall, shining in the cup and looking like a snake. I'm afraid of evil, but I dare not drink it. On that day, you will have chest and abdomen pain, which is harmful to your diet. You will overcome the dew (decline and emaciation), not for healing. Later, Chen went to Xuanjia because of something and peeped to ask him why. The cloud was afraid of the snake, so the snake went into the stomach. Chen Ye listened to (hall) things, thinking for a long time, looking at the suspense, it must be returned. Then the door official rang the bell (following the guards) to wait on Xu to put wine in the old place, so there was a snake in the cup. Because the claim:' There is nothing strange in this wall' was explained, it was embarrassing, because Liao (ugly) recovered from illness. Panic about the shadow of the bow in the cup-fear of the shadow
This allusion means that the guest sees the bow shadow in the cup and thinks it is a snake in the wine, so he just drinks it. That is, I got sick because of my own doubts. When I learned the truth, my doubts disappeared and I recovered. Later, I used a cup bow snake shadow or a bow snake shadow to refer to my doubts and fears caused by hallucinations, as a metaphor for being suspicious and worried about myself. A Qing poet Huang Zunxian's poem "Feeling Things" said: "The golden bow snake shadow contains hidden pain, and the cup bow snake shadow bears strange resentment." Zhao Yi's poem "Seventy Readings": "Seeing crabs in the water is still full of breath, and the bottom of the cup is suitable for snakes."
The Book of Jin Yue Guang Chuan
The original cup bow snake shadow ① enjoys the light, ② has relatives and friends, ③ has not returned for a long time. Guang ⑤ asked him why, and replied, "Sitting in the front is a gift of wine, so I want to drink it. When I saw a snake in the cup, I was very sick. " The wall of Henan Tingtang (13) has horns (1 12) and is painted as a snake (13). The snake in Guangyi (14) cup is a corner shadow. The guest put the wine in front of him and said, "Did you see anything in the wine again (15)?" Answer: "I saw the same as before." Hironai (16) told him why (17), and the guest suddenly (18) understood (19), and the more addicted he was (20) (2 1). Le Guang has a good friend who hasn't come back for a long time. When Le Guang asked his friend why he didn't come, his friend replied, "I was a guest at home the other day. Thank you for giving me a drink. When I picked up my cup to drink, I saw a snake in it. I hated it very much. After drinking that glass of wine, I got seriously ill. " At that time, a wide-angle bow was hung on the wall of Henan auditorium, and a snake was painted on the bow. Yue Guang guessed that the snake in the cup was the shadow of the horn bow. He invited his friends to have another drink in the same place. Said to his friend, "Did you see anything in the cup again?" The friend replied, "I saw the same thing as last time." So Yue Guang told him the reason, the guest's mood suddenly became clear, the mystery was solved at once, and the long and heavy illness was cured at once. Notes (1) are selected from Jin Shu Le Guang Biography. The Book of Jin Tang Fang Zhu, Biographical History of Jin Dynasty, volume * * 130. There is a similar story in the book Custom Pass. (2) Taste: once. (3) relatives and friends: close friends. (4) Jiukuo: Long time no see. Broad, broad, parting. (5) Guang: Yue (yuè) Guang, the word Yanfu, was born in Henan (now Henan). (6) receive: accept, thank you. Polite language, often used to express gratitude to others for their kindness. (7) Very annoying. Evil, disgust, hatred; This pronoun refers to a snake. (8) getting sick after drinking: you will get sick after drinking. Sick, sick, unwell. Yu Shi: At that time, at that time. (10) Henan: the county name of the Jin Dynasty, located along the Yellow River in northern Henan Province. (1 1) Listen: The hall where the government handles political affairs is also called "hall affairs". (12) Angle: a bow made of rhinoceros horn. (13) Draw a snake: (On the bow) Draw a snake on the bow. (14) Meaning: expect, think. (15) No (fǒu): same as "No". No, it is often used at the end of a sentence expressing doubt. (16) is: convenient (17) so: reason, reason. (18) Hu (Ⅱ) Ran: Here, I use the word comfortable. (19) Interpretation: I figured out a difficult problem without a direct explanation and put down my ideological burden. (20) Sedimentation: a long-term and serious disease. Furuncle, seriously ill. (2 1) Dun: Right away, right away. Introduction to Le Guang (? ~304), Yan Fu, a native of Ganyang, Nanyang, Western Jin Dynasty. The date of birth is unknown, and he died in the first year of Yongxing, Emperor Jinhui. When I was young, I was appreciated by Xia Houxuan. My father died young, a little lonely and poor, and lived in Yang Shan. Natural foresight, eager to make concessions, especially talking. What he doesn't know is silence. Sister Pei often quotes and talks about it, but it is better to sigh. Wang Rong is the secretariat of Jingzhou, and he is regarded as a scholar. Pei Jie recommended to Jia Chong, so he appointed Qiu and transferred him to Prince Scheeren. Wei Guanlei moved to Feng, Henan Yin. As a politician, I didn't have much reputation at that time, but every time I left my job, people often thought of my love. Dissatisfied with the behavior of celebrities who deliberately let go at that time, saying that "Mingjiao has its own paradise, so why not!" Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, is a son-in-law. He has made bad friends with Changsha, but he is sneered at by a group of little people and worried about his death. There are three famous sons: Kai, Zhao and Mo. In addition to a woman married to Ying in Chengdu, another woman married, known as "the wife and father have ice and Seinosuke has a bright future, the so-called horse of Qin Jin." Yue Guang wrote two volumes of Selected Works (Classic and Tang Book), which spread all over the world.
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Panic about the shadow of the bow in the cup-fear of the shadow
Once upon a time, there was an official named Yue. He has a good friend who comes to his house to chat whenever he is free. For a while, his friend didn't show up. Yue Guang missed him very much, so he went to see him. I saw my friend sitting on the bed, lying on the bed, his face sallow. Le Guang knew that his friend was very ill, so he asked him how he got sick. My friend faltered and refused to say anything. After repeated questioning, my friend said, "I was drinking at your house that day and saw a small snake with green skin and red flowers swimming in the glass." It was disgusting then. I don't want to drink. You advised me to drink again and again. Out of politeness, I couldn't refuse Yue Guang's kindness, so I had to drink it reluctantly. From then on, I always felt that there was a little snake running around in my stomach, and I wanted to vomit and couldn't eat anything. I have been ill for almost half a month. "Leguang feel puzzled. Why is there a small snake in the glass? But his friend saw it clearly again. What happened? When he got home, he walked around the temple and analyzed the reasons. He saw a carved bow in Zhang Qing with a red stripe on the wall, and he had a brainwave: Is this a trick with the carved bow? So he poured a glass of wine, put it on the table, moved several places, and finally saw the shadow of the carved bow clearly reflected in the glass. With the shaking of the wine, it swims like a small snake with green skin and red flowers. In order to dispel his friend's doubts, Leguang immediately sent his friend home in a sedan chair. Let him sit in the same position as last time, still fill him with a glass of last time's wine and ask, "What's in the glass? The friend looked down and immediately exclaimed, "Snake! Snakes! Another little snake with green skin and red flowers! " Le Guang smiled and pointed to the bow carved on the wall and said, "Look up, what is that? "My friend looked at the carved bow and the snake shadow in the cup, and suddenly realized that he felt relaxed and had no heart disease!
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Panic about the shadow of the bow in the cup-fear of the shadow
This article not only mocked the people who were scared to fall ill by the snake shadow in the cup, but also explained to us that heart medicine is needed to treat heart disease. Knowing that the guest was suffering from mental illness, Le Guang used psychological hints to guide the guest and prescribe the right medicine to make the patient "suddenly realize and indulge in recovery". When reading this story, we should notice that Le Guang asked his friend why he didn't come back after such a long separation: "When I was sitting in the front, someone gave me wine and I wanted to drink it. When I saw a snake in the cup, I hated it, and I got sick after drinking it. " The thought that "there are horns on the wall, lacquer painting is a snake" and "the snake in the cup is also a horn shadow" is the cause of the guest, and the treatment of his illness must be aimed at this cause. Therefore, "put wine first", let the guests "feel at home", and then tell them the reasons, so that the guests can understand their feelings and take control of their own illness. This idiom comes from this, also called "snake shadow cup bow", which means being suspicious, asking for trouble and making a false alarm.
lay bare the truth
Le Guang's friend was confused by hallucinations, became suspicious and almost died. Leguang likes to get to the bottom of the matter, pays attention to investigation and research, and finally unveiled the mystery of "a cup of bow and snake shadow" No matter what problems you encounter in your life, you should ask why, and try to find out the truth through investigation and study, so as to find the correct solution.