Where did the classical Chinese writing of cutting off the pole into the city come from?

original text

If Lu has a long pole entering the city gate, he can't enter it if he holds it vertically at the beginning; You can't get in if you hold it sideways. Nothing can be done. My father came to Russia and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen a lot!" " "Why not use a saw?" Then cut it.

-"Laughing Forest"

To annotate ...

1, person: person.

2. hold: take.

3. beginning: at first.

4. Russia: For a while.

5. Father: a title of respect for the elderly.

6, use: use.

7. Hey: So.

8. But: only, only.

9. Laughing Forest: a collection of ancient jokes. It was written by Wei Han Chanchun in the Three Kingdoms. Three volumes. The recorded stories are humorous, and they are the earliest joke books in ancient China. The original books have been lost, and now there are more than 20. Lu Xun's "Ancient Novel Hooking and Sinking" is relatively complete. Han Danchun was born in Yingchuan (now Yuxian County, Henan Province). Han Danchun is well-read and good at calligraphy. The three volumes of Laughing Forest compiled by him are all funny stories mocking ignorance, some of which have strong social significance. This book has been lost, and there are only 29 books left. Some joke books of later generations were all influenced by Xiaolin.

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There was a man in the state of Lu who walked into the city gate with a long pole. At first he stood up and held it, but he couldn't get into the gate. He came and took it, but he couldn't get into the gate. I really can't think of a way. Soon, an old man came here and said, "I am not a saint, but I have seen many things." Why not use a saw to cut off the long pole and enter the city gate? " The Lu people listened to the old man and cut off the long pole.

meaning

The leader who walks into the city gate is a fool, unable to think, rigid and inflexible. "Old father" is not as good as a fool. He is clever, unruly and self-defeating, but he is ready to help others. If the bamboo seller is stupid and ridiculous, then the old man with white beard who likes to teach others a lesson is even more stupid. Some "old hands" always like to do things according to old experience and old rules. They are not good at flexibly considering extremely simple or even common sense problems according to the actual situation. As a result, many bad ideas were put forward.

This article depicts the image of "I can't figure out how to be a pole walker" and the image of a self-righteous old man "I'm not a saint, but I've seen a lot of things". Although the article is short, the language is concise and meaningful. The purpose of "Cutting the Rod into the City" is to tell people that smart people are often stupid and can never be smart and good teachers. In addition, people who ask for advice with an open mind should also use their brains actively and never blindly follow other people's opinions. It satirizes smart and disorderly people, people who don't think but follow the rules, don't know how to change, and stick to the rules.

arouse

1, limiting the three-dimensional European transformation to two dimensions will lead to some things that are not so perfect, if not unsolvable.

Sometimes, a seemingly unsolvable problem can actually be solved by divide and conquer, that is, turning a big problem into a small one.

Or we can look at it from another angle: the person who gave the idea came up with an idea without asking the situation first. In case of using a long pole, this idea will harm the person who holds the pole. He can put one end of the pole towards the city gate.

People who think they are smart are often stupid, so they can't be smart teachers. People who ask for advice with an open mind should also use their brains actively and never blindly listen to other people's opinions.