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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chinese idiom- One Step Holds the Balance (举足轻重 ju3 zu 2 qing 1 zhong4)
jǔ zú qīnɡ zhònɡ
举 足 轻 重
Explanation: Meaning a very important action in a situation.
The Story: In AD 25, Liu Xiu became the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but the whole country was not united yet. Both Kui Xiao in the Tianshui region and Gongsun Shu in the Shu region wanted to be the leader of the new nation.
General Dou Rong was the leader in the Hexi region at the time, and he studied the situation and found that Liu Xiu held the advantage in both politics and military strength. He gathered his intelligence advisors for a meeting, and then decided to send an envoy for negotiations.
Liu Xiu warmly welcomed the envoy and wrote General Dou Rong a letter in response. It said: "Kui Xiao is in Tianshui while Gongsun Shu is in Shu. Now they are planning an alliance war. You play a vital role in this situation. You will decide which side will win by standing with it."
After Dou Rong received the letter, he came to fight with Liu Xiu.
By getting Dou Rong's strong support, Liu Xiu defeated Kui Xiao and Gongsun Shu--and then he unified the country.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Learn Chinese idioms - pao zhuan yin yu - eChineselearning.com
pāo zhuān yǐn yù
抛 砖 引 玉
Explanation: A metaphor that means one might offer some rough idea or essay first, in order to draw out other people's better or more mature ideas.
Tone: Positive
The Story: In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Zhao Gu--he was very intelligent. One year, he went to Su Zhou, where a local poet Chang Jian was always admiring his literary talent. In order to get Zhao Gu's attention, Chan Jian wrote 2 stanzas on the wall of the Lingyan Temple. When Zhao Gu visited the temple and saw the unfinished poem, he completed it by adding another 2 stanzas, as expected.
As Zhao Gu's part was better than Chang Jian's, later people described this kind of action as 'throwing a brick to attract jade'.
In modern life, you can easily find many ways to use this idiom!
抛砖引玉，出自《传灯录》。相传唐代诗人常建，听说赵嘏要去游览苏州的灵
岩寺。为了请赵嘏作诗，常建先在庙壁上题写了两句，赵嘏见到后，立刻提笔续写
了两句，而且比前两句写得好。后来文人称常建的这种作法为“抛砖引玉”。此计
用于军事，是指用相类似的事物去迷惑、诱骗敌人，使其懵懂上当，中我圈套，然
后乘机击败敌人的计谋。“砖”和“玉”，是一种形象的比喻。“砖”，指的是小
利， 是绣饵； “玉”，指的是作战的目的，即大的胜利。“引玉”，才是目的，
“抛砖”，是为了达到目的的手段。钓鱼需用钓饵，先让鱼儿尝到一点甜头，它才
会上钩； 敌人占了一点便宜，才会误入圈套，吃大亏。
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