Five unknown idioms hide five interesting stories.

Classic idioms have gone through a lot of hardships, but they have never faded, and the allusions are still vivid. Today, I want to share some idioms with you. Although they may be little known, each idiom has rich plots and stories.

Energetic young people

Shonian

The word "miserable" in "miserable green", commonly known as "dark", means dim color. Miserable green, light green, refers to wearing color, not solemn and stirring, as cool as it is now, not cruel. The "miserable youth" originally refers to the youth dressed in light green, and later refers to the well-dressed youth.

The miserable youth comes from Zhang Gu's advocating leisure, which also contains an interesting story:

The daughter of Ada, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, married Pan Yan, assistant minister of rites, and their son Pan Mengyang became assistant minister of commerce. The mother didn't think highly of her son, saying that he didn't have enough talent to hold such a high position and would get into trouble one day. The son is not convinced, saying that his colleagues are similar to himself, and no one is better than anyone else.

The mother didn't believe it, so she asked her son to invite her colleagues home for dinner and hid behind the screen to secretly see these teenagers. After reading it, I was relieved that none of them were particularly outstanding people. I asked, "Who was the last poor boy?" It turned out to be Du. Mrs. Pan sighed, "This man is extraordinary in appearance and will become a celebrity in the future."

Du Huangshang, a poor young man, did his best. Later, he won the honor of Zaifu. Contrary to the weakness and appeasement of the imperial court to the buffer region in the past, he advocated "rectifying the princes by law." In a very short time, it was able to quell the rebellion of surprisingly and Xia Sui, and almost revived the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. This is the famous Yuanhe Zhongxing, and Tang Xianzong said it was all due to Du Xiang. Although Du Xiang has a tough attitude in politics, he is elegant, tolerant and well-cultivated in life.

Therefore, "bitter youth" is used to refer to young talents who are graceful and energetic.

impossible

Jiang

Ren Jian is not from the stockade, which means lame. This idiom comes from the five elements of the later Han Dynasty:

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, the world was in chaos. A man named Xiao Wei was disabled by illness in his teens, but he was ambitious. He rose up in Tianshui, fought against Mang and wanted to be emperor. Later, he was occupied by the Shaanxi-Gansu region, but was destroyed by Liu Xiu, Guangwu Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Before he proclaimed himself emperor, Tianshui had a nursery rhyme: "Go out at the noon gate and watch twips." When you meet someone, you want to go to heaven; The sky can go up, and people can go down! "This nursery rhyme satirizes Xiao Wei. You are a cripple who keeps saying "You are going to heaven". If you can all go to heaven, there will be no one on the ground.

Since then, "going to heaven" has been used as a metaphor for the impossible.

Doctor is an ancient official name. The doctor did buy a donkey, but that's not an idiom. This idiom comes from the instructions of the Yanshi family:

At that time, there was a doctor who was familiar with the four books and five classics, and his stomach was full of classics. He admires himself and always talks about everything. One day, a doctor's donkey died, so he went to the market and bought one. After the two sides negotiated the price, the doctor asked the donkey seller to write a certificate. The donkey seller said he couldn't read, so he asked the doctor to write it for him, and the doctor immediately agreed. The donkey seller immediately borrowed a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and the doctor wrote it right away. He wrote very carefully, and after a long time, three pieces of paper were filled with words before he finished writing. The donkey seller asked the doctor to read it to him. The doctor gave a dry cough, shook his head and began to read. Passers-by gathered around to listen.

The doctor spent a long time reading the newspaper. Hearing this, the donkey seller asked him inexplicably, "The teacher wrote three pieces of paper, but why didn't there even be a donkey word?" In fact, as long as you write that I sold you a donkey one day and charged you how much, it's over. Why do you write so much? "

All the people watching laughed. After the story spread, some people fabricated some ironic proofs.

This idiom is not simple. In just four words, it includes two famous dishes: shepherd's purse soup and perch soup. But if you think this idiom is "delicious" because the name is two dishes, it is a joke! The feelings to be expressed in Gengjian Cup are very heavy, including the wanderer's yearning for his distant hometown. This story is recorded in:

There was a man named Zhang Hans in the Jin Dynasty. His name is Ying Ji. He was a subordinate of Sima Jiong, the king of Qi, and Sima Jiong stayed in Luoyang for many years. His official position is not high, so it is difficult for him to display his ambition. Because of the complexity of government affairs, there are many unsatisfactory places. In addition, he foresaw that Sima Jiong was going to collapse and was afraid of being implicated, so he wanted to avoid disaster and retire.

One autumn, Ying Ji felt that the autumn wind in Luoyang seemed to bring the fragrance of the earth. He suddenly felt a strong homesickness. Then, he recalled the delicious food such as water shield soup and perch soup in Wudi, his hometown, and felt that his homesickness could not be dismissed. So, naturally, he said to himself, "You should live a life full of fun. Since my hometown is so memorable, why should I go thousands of miles away to win any reputation? " Then he resigned without hesitation and drove thousands of miles back to his hometown.

Later generations used "Lu Ji of Ji Geng" or "Four Guis of Ying Ji" to describe people who don't pursue fame and fortune, but all go with the flow, or to describe people's yearning for their hometown.

The lovely sun in winter

Winter is lovely? In fact, the reason why "winter is lovely" has a history. According to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, it is recorded that:

After Xianggong's death, the son Yong ascended the throne in infancy, and his mother went to argue with the minister. Zhao Dun was worried that Qin would interfere, which led to the war between the two countries. Zhao Dun's arbitrariness aroused Dr. Jackie's dissatisfaction. When Di invaded Lu, let Jackie Chan ask.

Yan Shu spat at Zhao Dun and said, "Zhao Dun's father is in winter and this boy is in summer."

Because this slot was implicit, Du Yu later added "Winter is lovely and summer is terrible" in his annotation Zuo Zhuan, which made Zhao Dun suffer a second injury.

Later, "winter's loveliness" gradually became an idiom to describe people's gentle and loving attitude, which made people willing to get close.