The moral of sighing at the sea is that if Beihai says, "Frogs can't talk to people in the sea ..."

Interpretation: There are sighs and sighs between the lines.

Pronunciation: wàng yàng x and ng tà n

Interpretation: Looking up at the ocean: Looking up at Poseidon and sighing. Originally, I lamented my smallness in front of great things. Now it's more like feeling helpless because you are incompetent or have no conditions.

Out: "Zhuangzi Qiushui": "Why do you see it, Hebo began to look at the ocean and sigh."

Ex.: She Nianzu was filled with joy before she arrived, and she was quite eager to try. After he arrived, he looked at the general situation and thought. (Qing Wu Ren Jian's The Confused World, Volume 6)

Modern idiom: helpless, helpless

Antisense idiom: arrogance

Two-part allegorical saying: Worrying about the sea; Standing on the beach, coughing and sighing at the sea.

Riddle: "Water, water", the answer: "Looking at the ocean and sighing"

Usage: more formal; As predicate, object and attribute; derogatory sense

English: to look small in front of the vast sea-to lament your incompetence in front of the great task.

original text

When autumn comes (when it comes, it comes on time. ), a hundred rivers fill the river (referring to the Yellow River), the Jinghe River is big, and there are two hills (pronounced as Si, both sides) (pronounced as Zhu, on the sandbar in the water) between the cliffs (high banks), without distinction between cattle and horses. So Hebo gloated, took the beautiful scenery of the world as his own, and went down the river to the east.

Looking to the east, there is no end of the water, so Hebo began to turn (change) his face, looking at the ocean and sighing: "There is a saying in the wild:' It is not enough to hear a hundred words', which I call also. If you smell a little Zhong Ni and despise Boyi's justice, you will believe me; Today, I saw that my son was poor, and I was in danger unless I was at my son's door. I am always laughed at by a generous family (a knowledgeable person). "

Beihai Ruo said, "You can't talk to people in the sea, but stay in the air." Summer insects can't talk to ice or time; Qu's family can't talk to Taoists, but can only be tied to religion. Now that I'm out of the cliff and looking at the sea, I can talk to Dali when I know I'm ugly. The water in the world is bigger than the sea, and Wan Chuan belongs to it. I don't know when it will stop. I don't know when it is empty; Spring and autumn are the same, I don't know the flood and drought. It is impossible to measure the flow of a river. But I have never learned it, and compared it with the shape of heaven and earth, I have suffered from yin and yang. I am between heaven and earth, and there are pebbles and Xiao Mu in the mountains. It's not as empty as osawa. China is in the sea, unlike the rice in the warehouse? Tens of thousands of things, people are at a loss; People die in Kyushu, grains are born, boats and cars are connected, and people are there; This is more important than anything else, unlike the end of luxury goods lies in the horse? The connection between the five emperors, the dispute between the three kings, the concern of people with lofty ideals, the works of any literati, all this! The words of Boyi are named, and the words of Zhongni are rich and self-sufficient; Don't you want to be more important than water? "

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When the autumn flood comes, thousands of rivers rush into the Yellow River, and the flood has been flowing away. Looking at the cliffs on both sides, you can't tell the shapes of cattle and horses. As a result, Hebo (the God of the Yellow River) was complacent and thought that all the beautiful scenery in the world was here. He followed the current eastward and reached the North Sea (now the Bohai Sea). He looked east and could not see the end of the current. Looking up at Beihai Ruo blankly, he said with emotion, "As the saying goes,' I think I know a lot of things, and no one can catch up with me'." This is just my business. Besides, I heard that some people belittle Zhong Ni's knowledge and despise the integrity of Bo Yi. At first, I didn't believe it. Now I see your vastness. If I don't come to your door, I will always know how dangerous it is. Insects in summer can't talk to them about winter ice because they are limited by climate and season; A monk with shallow knowledge can't be reasonable with him because he is subject to narrow education. Now that you have walked out of the water cliff and seen the vast sea, you can know your meanness, and then you can tell me the truth. Of all the water in the world, there is nothing bigger than the sea. Thousands of streams pour into the sea and don't know when they will stop without overflowing. From the tail, I don't know when it will run out. Whether it is spring or autumn, the sea never changes; Whether it is drought or flood, the sea will never feel anything. This is where the sea is superior to rivers and streams. Sea water can't be calculated by capacity, but I have never boasted about it. I think my body is the same as heaven and earth, and my spirit is influenced by yin and yang. I am between heaven and earth, just like a small stone and a small tree on Mount Tai. I feel small. How can I be arrogant? Please think about the world, just like a small stone immersed in a big lake. The whole of China is within the four seas, isn't it like a grain of polished rice in Taicang? There are thousands of things in the world, and man is just one of them. Kyushu is a big place, where many people live and grow many grains. There are many boats, boats, chariots and horses, and people are just one of them. Compared with all things, isn't man just a hair on a horse? These are what the three kings and five emperors in ancient times wanted to inherit and strive for, and what the Confucianists who stress benevolence and righteousness are worried about, and what the Mohists who stress practical work are worried about. But Boyi refused to accept his resignation in the name of saving righteousness. Zhong Ni kept saying that he knew more and learned more. This is what they praised, isn't it just like you praised his water just now? "

[Edit this paragraph] Canon

According to legend, a long time ago, there was a river god in the Yellow River. People call him Hebo Hebo standing on the bank of the Yellow River. Looking at the rolling waves coming from the west and rushing eastward, he said excitedly; "The Yellow River is so big that no river in the world can compare with it. I am the biggest water god! "

Someone told him, "What you said is wrong. There is a place called Beihai in the east of the Yellow River. That's really big. "

Herb said, "I don't believe it. No matter how big the North Sea is, can it be bigger than the Yellow River? "

The man said, "Don't mention a Yellow River, even if several Yellow Rivers all flow into the North Sea, they are not satisfied!" " "

Hebo stubbornly said, "I have never seen the North Sea. I don't believe it. "

The man was helpless and said to him, "You will understand what I am talking about when you have a chance to see the North Sea."

Autumn has arrived, and the torrential rains for several days have caused large and small rivers to flood into the Yellow River, widening the water surface of the Yellow River. Looking across the river, the cows and horses on the other side can't be distinguished. Then, Hebo became more proud, thinking that all the most spectacular scenery in the world was in his own place. When he was having fun, he remembered Beihai, which was told by others, so he decided to go there.

Hebo came down the river to the Yellow River estuary, and suddenly his eyes lit up. Poseidon Beihai Ruo welcomed him with a bright smile. Hebo looked around and saw the Wang Yang in the North Sea as far as the eye could see. He watched it for a while and said to Beihai Ruo with deep feelings: "As the saying goes, if you only know some truth, you think no one can compare with yourself. This is me. Today, if you don't see this vast area with your own eyes. In that case, wouldn't it be laughed at by people who know the ropes forever, haha! "