Meaning: Kuafu: the name in ancient legends. Kuafu chased after the sun desperately. Metaphorically speaking, people are ambitious, but also metaphorically speaking, they are overreaching.
[Source] "Liezi Tang Wen": "Kuafu overreached himself and wanted to chase the shadow of the sun to the corner of the valley. If you are thirsty, you will drink water from the river. If Hewei is not enough, we will go north to drink Ozawa. If you don't, you will die of thirst. "
If it really means ~, people who will die of thirst will also die. ★ Southern Dynasties, Song Dynasty, monk Cheng, on the theory of breaking the Taoist priest into the summer.
It is said that "Kuafu" was originally the name of a giant family. From the bloodline point of view, Kuafu people were originally descendants of the Great God and lived on a mountain named "Chengdu Zai Tian" in the far north. They are tall and mighty giants, with two yellow snakes hanging from their ears and two yellow snakes in their hands. It looks terrible, but in fact, they are all gentle and kind, and they are all trying to create a better life.
The weather in the north is cold, the winter is long, and the summer is warm but short. Every day the sun rises in the east, and the snow on the top of the mountain falls in a hurry from the west before it melts. People in Kuafu believe that if the sun can be recycled, it will always be suspended above Chengdu, providing light and heat to the earth. So they chose a hero from their tribe to chase after the sun. His name is Kuafu.
Kuafu was elected, and he was very happy. He is determined to live up to the hopes of the whole family, race against the sun and get it back, so that the cold north can be as warm as Jiangnan. So he strode west, and suddenly, there were thousands of Wan Li. He chased him all the way to the valley, where the sun set and a big red fireball appeared in front of him. He is so excited and excited that he wants to stretch out his huge arms at once and bring the sun back. But he had been running all day, and the burning sun made him thirsty, so he bent down to drink the water from the Yellow River and the Weihe River. The water in the two rivers dried up in an instant, but he still didn't quench his thirst. He ran to the north again to drink the water from the osawa in the north, but he died of thirst before reaching his destination.
Although Kuafu failed, his spirit and perseverance have been praised by people, inspiring many people with lofty ideals to keep forging ahead.
Can Kuafu really achieve the goal of chasing the sun? The answer is no, because he violated the objective law. As we all know, the earth is the only living planet in the solar system, and it cannot emit light by itself. It must be nourished by the light and heat of the sun. The hemisphere of the earth illuminated by the sun is daytime, and the side away from the sun is night. In addition, the earth rotates from west to east, which makes the day and night alternate constantly, so you will see that the sun always rises in the east and sets in the west. The westward movement of the sun seen by Kuafu is actually the result of the earth's rotation.
In addition, the earth revolves around the sun while rotating, and there is an included angle of 66.5 between the earth axis and the orbit. The North Pole always points to Polaris, so that the direct point of the sun only moves between 23.5 south latitude and 23.5 north latitude. In this way, the height of the sun on the earth's surface and the length of day and night are different. So on the surface of the earth, the higher the latitude, the lower the temperature, which means that the north is colder than the south. Therefore, no matter how fast Kuafu runs and how hard he tries, it won't change this fact.
This story tells us that the earth has its own objective laws of existence, and it is impossible to change them.
The?Foolish?Old?Man?Removes?the?Mountains
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Metaphor [explanation] Persevere in transforming nature and unswervingly struggle.
[Source] Liezi Tang Wen records that there are two mountains in front of Gong Yu's house, and he is determined to level them. Another old man is wise, laughing at his stupidity and thinking that he can't do it. Gong Yu said: I have a son when I die, and a grandson when my son dies. My children and grandchildren will never end, and the two mountains will eventually be razed.
In the process of modernization, we should carry forward the spirit of Deng Xiaoping.
Taihang Mountain and Prince of Wu, 700 miles in Fiona Fang and tens of thousands of feet high, originally belonged to the south of Jizhou and the north of Heyang.
There is an old man named Gong Yu in the north of the mountain. He is almost 90 years old. His house faces the two mountains. He was blocked by the mountain, and it was very tortuous and difficult. He called the whole family to discuss and said, "I want to work with you to remove this danger and open a road south of Jizhou to the south of Hanshui." What do you say? "
The whole family agreed. Only his wife raised a question and said, "With your little strength, I'm afraid you can't even move a hill like Kuifu. What can you do with these two mountains? " Besides, where did all the excavated stones and dirt go? "
The family said noisily, "Throw them on the edge of the Bohai Sea, north of the Tibetan soil."
So Yugong led three sons and daughters who could bear the burden, chiseled and dug stones, and then used dustpans and baskets to transport stones and mud behind the Bohai Sea. In this way, they can go back and forth once from winter to summer.
Gong Yu's family moved the mountain, which alarmed the neighbors. There is a widow next door who has a posthumous child, only seven or eight years old, and she also jumps to help.
There lived an old man named Zhicuo near the Yellow River. He dissuaded Yugong with a sarcastic tone and said, "Why are you so stupid?" ! At your age, it is not easy to pull up a tree on the mountain with this little strength. How can you move so many stones and clods? "
The foolish old man sighed and said, "I think you are stubborn and unreasonable, even the widow's children are worse!" " Although I will die, I still have a son! Son gives birth to grandson, grandson gives birth to son, son gives birth to son, son gives birth to grandson, so children and grandchildren will never be cut off! And these two mountains will never rise again. Afraid of digging rough? "
Zhisou was speechless when he heard this.
Hearing Gong Yu's words, the mountain god worried that he would dig more mountains, so he told the Heaven Emperor. Touched by Gong Yu's sincerity in moving mountains, Emperor Tiandi sent two sons to move two mountains, one in Shuodong and the other in Yongnan. From then on, from Jizhou South to Hanshui South, there were no more mountains on the road.
A symbol of Jingwei's reclamation/tenacious determination
A symbol of Jingwei's reclamation/tenacious determination
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[Explanation] Jingwei: The name of a bird in ancient mythology. Jingwei brought wood and stones and decided to fill the sea. In the old days, it was a metaphor of deep hatred and revenge determination. The latter metaphor is determined and not afraid of difficulties.
[Source] "Shan Hai Jing Bei Shan Jing": "The daughter of Emperor Yan is called a girl. The girl drowned while swimming in the East China Sea, so she was Jingwei. She often drowned in the East China Sea with the title of wood and stone in Xishan. "
[Example] Binnan is like ~, never measuring himself. ★ Qing Ruan Kuisheng's Tea Guest Talk Volume 10
Governing and transforming nature requires tenacious spirit. Emperor Yan, the sun god, had a little daughter named Nu Wa, who was his favorite daughter. Emperor Yan not only manages the sun, but also manages food and medicinal materials. He has many things to do. He goes to the East China Sea early every morning to direct the sun to rise, and doesn't go home until the sun goes down.
Emperor Yan is not at home, and the girl plays alone. She really wants her father to take her out and see where the sun rises in the East China Sea. But my father is busy with business and always doesn't take her. On this day, the girl rowed the boat alone and came to the place where the sun rose in the East China Sea. Unfortunately, there was a storm at sea and the boat capsized like a mountain wave. The girl was swallowed by the ruthless sea and never came back. Emperor Yan missed his daughter, but he couldn't bring her back to life with drugs, so he had to lament alone.
When the baby girl died, her soul turned into a bird with a flower head, a white shell and red claws, and gave a cry of "Jingwei, Jingwei", so people also called this bird "Jingwei".
Jingwei hates the heartless sea for taking away her young life, and she wants to avenge herself. So, she kept taking a pebble or a twig from the pigeon hill where she lived, spreading her wings and flying to the East China Sea. She went back to the rough sea, groaning, throwing stones and branches, trying to fill the sea.
The sea roared and laughed at her: "bird, forget it." You won't fill the sea if you work for a million years. "
Jingwei answered the sea at high altitude: "Even if you work for 10 million years, 10 million years, until the end of the universe and the end of the world, I will fill you up eventually!" "
"Why do you hate me so much?"
"Because you took my young life, you will take many young and innocent lives in the future. I will work endlessly, and one day I will fill you up. "
Jingwei flew and sang, left the sea and flew back to Faduo Foshan to get stones and branches. Holding and throwing, she flew back and forth for several years and never stopped. Later, Jingwei and Haiyan got married and gave birth to many birds. The females were like Jingwei and the males were like Haiyan. Little Jingwei, like their mother, also went to pick up stones and fill the sea. Until today, they are still doing this kind of work.
People sympathize with and admire Jingwei, calling it "the bird of injustice", "the bird of oath", "the bird of ambition" and "the bird of emperor", and erecting a monument on the East China Sea, which is called "the land where Jingwei swears water".
Endure hardships to achieve some ambition.
Endure hardships to achieve some ambition.
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[Explanation] Salary: firewood. Sleeping on straw still smells of bravery after eating and sleeping. Describe a person who works hard and strives for the best.
[Source] "Historical Records of the King of Yue Goujian's Family": "The king of Yue crossed the river and rebelled against the country. He was bitter and worried, and he dared not sit and eat."
[Example] If China wants to rush out of Asia, it must practice its internal skills.
He Lv, the king of Wu, defeated Chu and became the overlord of the south. The State of Wu has never clashed with the nearby State of Yue (the capital is now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). In 496 BC, Gou Jian, King of Yue, ascended the throne. The prince of Wu took advantage of the recent funeral in Yue State to send troops to crusade against Yue State. Wuyue and China fought a big battle in the southwest of Jiaxing, Zhejiang.
He Lv, the prince of Wu, thought he could win. Unexpectedly, he was defeated and seriously injured by an arrow. Besides, he is old. When he returned to Wu, he took a deep breath.
After the death of He Lv, the prince of Wu, his son Fu Cha acceded to the throne. When he and Lu died, he said to Fu Cha, "Don't forget to avenge Yue." Focha remembers this charge and often reminds him. When he walked past the palace gate, his men shouted at the top of their voices, "Focha! Have you forgotten the revenge of the king of Yue for killing his father? "
Focha said with tears, "No, I dare not forget." He asked Wu Zixu and another minister, Ai Bo (sound pǐ), to practice military forces and prepare to attack Yue. Two years later, Fu Cha, the king of Wu, personally led an army to attack Yue. There are two very capable doctors in Viet Nam, one is Wen Zi and the other is Fan Li. He said to Gou Jian, "Wu has been practicing for almost three years. This time, I am determined to take revenge, and it is fierce. We'd better defend the city and not fight them. "
Gou Jian disagreed and sent troops to fight with the Wu people. The armies of the two countries fought in the Great Lakes region. The Vietnamese army was really defeated. Gou Jian, the King of Yue, fled to Huiji with 5,000 beaten army and was besieged by Wu Jun. Gou Jian was at his wit's end. He said to Fan Li, "I regret not listening to you and coming here. What should we do now? "
Fan Li said, "Let's make peace quickly." Gou Jian sent Wen Zi to Wu for peace. Wen Zi said in front of Fu Cha that Gou Jian was willing to surrender. Fu Cha, the prince of Wu, wanted to agree, but Wu Zixu resolutely opposed it.
When he got back, he found that Wu was a greedy and lecherous villain, so he privately gave a batch of beautiful women and treasures, and please say a few good words in front of Fu Cha. Fu Cha, the king of Wu, after some persuasion in front of Fu Cha, agreed to the peace of Yue despite Wu Zixu's opposition, but he wanted Gou Jian to go to Wu himself.
Wen Zi went back to report Gou Jian. Gou Jian entrusted the affairs of state to Wen Zi and came to Wu with his wife and Fan Li. When Gou Jian arrived in Wu, Fu Cha let the couple live in a stone house next to He Lv's tomb and let Gou Jian feed the horses. Fan Li followed closely as a slave. Every time Fu Cha goes out by car, Gou Jian gives him a Lama. After two years, Fu Cha thought that Gou Jian had sincerely surrendered to him and let him go home.
When Gou Jian returned to Yue State, he was determined to avenge himself. Afraid that the ease in front of him would stifle his ambition, he hung a gallbladder where he ate. Whenever he eats, he first tastes the bitterness, and then asks himself, "Have you forgotten Huiji's shame?" He also took off the mat and made a mattress out of straw. This is what later generations told us: "Eat your bread and taste your courage".
Gou Jian decided to make Yue rich and strong. He personally took part in farming and let his wife weave her own cloth to encourage production. Due to the disaster of national subjugation, Yue's population decreased greatly, so he formulated a system of rewarding childbirth. He let Wen Zi manage state affairs, let Fan Li cultivate talents, listen to others' opinions with an open mind and help the poor. People all over the country are eager to make more efforts to turn this oppressed country into a powerful one.
Tie your hair to the beam and poke your thigh with an awl to stay awake ―― study hard/diligently.
Tie your hair to the beam and poke your thigh with an awl to stay awake ―― study hard/diligently.
Xu anliang g incarnation
Describe [explain] studying hard.
[Source] Liu Xiang's "Warring States Policy, Qin Ce I" in the Western Han Dynasty: (Su Qin) was sleepy when he was studying, and he was bleeding to his feet. "Han Shu by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty": "Sun Nai's literary talent, studious, sooner or later. When you are tired of sleeping, tie your head with a rope and hang the housing beam. "
[Example] I wear bronze finches year after year. ★ Li Qing Yu's flounder gift store
This idiom consists of two stories. The story of "hanging beam" can be found in Taiping Jing (Volume 363) and quoted from Hanshu. Sun Jing, a native of Han Dynasty, is very studious, learning from morning till night. Sometimes when I am tired and want to sleep, I tie my hair with a rope and tie the other end to the beam to straighten it. If you doze off again at this time, you will be awakened by the rope. The story of "stabbing stocks" can be found in "Warring States Policy, Volume Three Qin One", which means that Su Qin stabbed his thigh with an awl when he was sleepy. The story has been seen in the article "Leading the awl to stab the stock", so I won't elaborate. Later generations combined these two stories into an idiom "hanging the beam and stabbing the stock", which inspired people to study angrily.
Last stand-Fight a life-and-death battle.
Last stand-Fight a life-and-death battle.
Battle of north drift
[explanation] backwater: backwater means there is no retreat. Metaphor and the enemy do or die.
[Source] "Historical Records Biography of Huaiyin Hou": "Faith is to make thousands of people go first, go out and carry water. Zhao Jun laughed when he saw it. "
[Example] Setbacks also have duality. It can put people to death, or it can put people to death and be born later. He only has ~. ★ Reason "Mountains and plains"
The last battle; When Chu and Han contended, Liu Bang ordered his general Han Xin to lead troops to attack Zhao. Wang Zhao took 200,000 troops to meet the enemy in Jingxingguan, Taihang Mountain.
At that time, Han Xin only brought twelve thousand troops. In order to defeat Zhao Jun, he stationed 10,000 people by the river and formed a backwater array. In addition, 2,000 Qingqi were sent to lurk around Zhao's military camp. After the war, Zhao Ying's 200,000 troops killed 10,000 Han troops by the river. In the face of the enemy, the Han army had no way to escape, but had to fight to the death. This is a lurking 2,000 soldiers using their weaknesses to attack Zhao Ying. Zhao was attacked from front to back and was quickly defeated by Han Xin. After the war, someone asked Han Xin, "There is water behind the taboo of military strategists. Why did the general knowingly commit a crime? " Han Xin said with a smile: "After death, it is also recorded in Sun Tzu's Art of War."
Last battle: last stand, do or die. Fight to the death
Waiting for unexpected gains
Do you know
[Explanation] Plants: Roots exposed to the ground. The original metaphor is luck if you don't work hard. Now it is also a metaphor for sticking to a narrow experience and not knowing how to change it.
[Source] It is recorded in Han Feizi that during the Warring States Period, a farmer in the State of Song saw a rabbit hit a tree root and died, so he put down his hoe and waited by the tree root, hoping to get the bitten rabbit again.
My brother must be born to serve the country, so he is a generation. ★ Article 94 of Xu Ming Lin Zhong's Love of the Gods.
There was a farmer in Song State who was digging in the field. Suddenly, he saw a rabbit running out of the grass beside him in a panic, hitting a stump by the field and lying there motionless. The farmer went over and saw that the rabbit was dead. It broke its neck because it ran too fast. The farmer was very happy and picked up a fat and big rabbit effortlessly. He thought; If rabbits can be found every day, life will be easier. Since then, he has never tried farming again. He put his hoe beside him every day and lay in front of the stump, waiting for the second and third rabbits to hit the stump by themselves. There are so many cheap things in the world. Of course, the farmer didn't pick up the killed hare again, but his field was deserted.
Carve a mark on the side of the moving ship to show where someone's sword fell ―― take measures regardless of the change of environment.
To make a metaphor, I don't understand that things have changed, but I still look at the problem statically.
[Source] Lu Chunqiu checked: "A Chu man waded across the river, and his sword fell into the water from the boat. He agreed with their boat and said,' My sword fell from above'." The ship stopped at the destination, and the Chu people jumped into the water from the marked place to find the sword. The boat works, but not the sword. If you want a sword, isn't it confusing? "
If we get to the bottom of this, it is ~, the rubber column is playing drums! ★ Back to Cao Qingxue Qin's Dream of Red Mansions (120)
A Chu man crossed the river by boat and accidentally dropped his sword into the river. He quickly carved a mark on the side of the boat and said, "This is where my sword fell." After the ship docked, the man went into the water to look for the sword along the mark engraved on the side of the ship, but he couldn't find it for a long time. The ship has gone a long way, but the sword is still in its original place. Isn't it careless to carve a boat for a sword?