lt;Zeng Zi killed a piggt; Classical Chinese answer

Introduction: Zeng Zi insisted on killing the pig because his wife told his son as a joke, "Come back and kill a pig for you to eat." Once he fulfilled his promise, he embodied the Confucian moral concept of "words must be done" . ①Reflects the importance of educating children to be consistent in their words and deeds. ②Everything must be consistent with words and deeds. ③In order not to break his promise to his children, Zengzi actually killed the pig and cooked it for the children to eat. The purpose was to educate and influence future generations with an honest and trustworthy attitude towards life. But this is not necessarily the original intention of Han Fei's fable. Han Feizi's original intention was just to promote his legal ideology of respecting the law and trustworthiness, asking the rulers to formulate strict laws, and then there should be laws to follow, laws must be followed, and law enforcement must be strict. . Zengzi killed pigs (Zengzi cooked pigs), also called: Zengzi killed pigs

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Zengzi’s wife went to the market ①②, and his son burst into tears. His mother said to him, "When you come back, I will kill the piggy for you instead." His wife came to the market at the right time, and Zeng Zi wanted to catch the piggy and kill it. The wife stopped and said, "I am playing with babies." Zengzi said, "Babies are not meant to be played with. Babies do not have knowledge. They treat their parents as scholars, and listen to their parents' teachings. Today, my son is bullying him. This is Teaching children to deceive. If a mother deceives her son, and the son does not believe in his mother, that is not why he is a disciple. (Selected from "Han Feizi", 1954 edition of "The Collection of Zhuzi" by Zhonghua Book Company)

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Zeng Zi’s madam went to market, and his son was crying. Also follow. His mother says to him: "You go home first, and after a while I come back to kill a pig for you to eat." Zeng Zi's wife came back from market. She saw Zeng Zi trying to catch piglets and kill them. She dissuaded her and said, "I was just joking with the child." Zengzi said, "Madam, this is not a joke! Children have no ability to think and judge. They must learn from their parents and obey the correct teachings given by their parents. . Now you are deceiving him. This is teaching a child to lie! If a mother deceives her son, the son will no longer believe in his mother. This is not the right way to educate a child." So Zengzi killed the pig and cooked it. Then he gave the pig to his son to eat.

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(1) Zengzi (505 BC - 432 BC): Zeng Shen was a native of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn Period. A disciple of Confucius, whose courtesy name was Ziyu, he was respectfully called Zengzi. He has a calm temperament, a steady demeanor, is prudent and courteous to others, and is known for his filial piety. He once put forward the idea of ??"carefully pursuing the future, and the people's morality will be strong" and the self-cultivation method of "I have to examine myself three times in a day." It is said that self-cultivation is the main content of the "University" 》 is his work.

(2) 彘(zhì): pig. (3) Suitable: go, suitable Shishilai: go to the market and come back. (4) Special: However, only, just. (5) Xier: Just kidding. (6) Non-joking: Do not joke with him. Joke: Just kidding. Him: child (7) to: depend on. (8) Zi: You, a respectful name for the other person. (9) And: Then, just. (10) It’s not just education: you can’t educate your children well by doing this. (11) Cook (pēng): cook.

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In order not to break his promise to his children, Zengzi actually killed the pig and cooked it for the children to eat. The purpose was to educate and influence future generations with an honest and trustworthy attitude towards life. Descendants. But this is not necessarily the original intention of Han Fei's fable. Han Feizi's original intention was just to promote his legal ideology of respecting the law and trustworthiness, asking the rulers to formulate strict laws, and then there should be laws to follow, laws must be followed, and law enforcement must be strict. .

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Educate children to be consistent in their words and deeds. Parents should not just talk and believe what they say. Only by teaching through words and deeds can children be made honest and honest. In order not to break his promise to his children, Zengzi actually killed the pig and cooked it for the children to eat. The purpose was to educate and influence future generations with an honest and trustworthy attitude towards life. But this is not necessarily the original intention of Han Fei's fable. Han Feizi's original intention was just to promote his legal ideology of respecting the law and trustworthiness, asking the rulers to formulate strict laws, and then there should be laws to follow, laws must be followed, and law enforcement must be strict. .

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彘(zhì): pig. Suitable: Go. Come to the market: Go to the market and come back. Te: But, just. Joke: Just kidding. Fei and Xi: Not the same as...joking. Wait: Depend.

Zi: You, a respectful name for the other party. And: Then, just. It’s not just adult education: if you do this, you won’t be able to educate your children well. Cook (pēng): cook. Anti: means "hui", to return. Zhi: Through "wisdom", thinking, judgment. Stop: dissuade. Gu: Wait.