Interpretation of idiotic dreams

Generally, there are two usages: one is the original meaning, that is, one party’s evaluation or description of the behavior of another party’s people and things, that is, the meaning above; the other is the reverse use, or use When it comes to self-deprecation, it is like someone claiming to be an idiot or a fool. In fact, this is an extremely profound usage, just like the great wisdom provoking fools, and generally the realm is relatively high.

Example from Manan Village's "Yanshan Evening Talk: Don't Just Talk about Reading in vain": "Of course this is just a dream, and no one will really think like this." Ziya smiled and said: "General Deng, you This statement is so true. ” ◎Chapter 53 of Xu Zhonglin's "The Romance of the Gods" in the Ming Dynasty

Synonyms: daydreaming, wishful thinking, absurdity

Antonyms: straight to the point, following the rules

Afterwords Jade Box Story as a Pillow

Source 1, Song Dynasty Huihong's "Lengzhai Night Talks: Idiots Talk Dreams" Volume 9: "Sangha, in Longshuo, traveling between the Yangtze and Huaihe Rivers, its traces are very different. Someone asked: "What's your surname?" ’ He replied: ‘What’s your surname? ’ He asked again: ‘What country are you from? ’ The answer was: ‘What country are you from? ’ In the Tang Dynasty, Li Yong (yōnɡ) made a stele. I didn’t know what he said, so he wrote a biography (zhuàn) saying: ‘What is the master’s surname and what country is he from? ’ This is what is called telling a fool to have a dream. "

Grammar subject-predicate form; used as object; used to ridicule people

Notes:

(1) Sangha: a monk in the Tang Dynasty. Sangha , Sanskrit, meaning "monk", monk

(2) Longshuo: The reign name of Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) of Tang Dynasty (661-663 AD)

(3). Jiang: Yangtze River. Huai: Huaihe River.

(4) Traces: deeds, conduct and expressions

(5) Li Yong (yōnɡ): Taihe, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty. The prefect, known as Li Beihai in the world, is famous all over the world, and he is also a cursive calligrapher.

(6) Make a stele: write an inscription.

(7) Write a biography (zhuàn): write a certain person. Biography of a person.

Translation:

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, there was a monk who was very spiritual and his speech and behavior were very strange. Someone asked him when he was traveling around the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. : "What's your last name?" He replied: "My surname is He." The man asked again: "What country are you from?" He replied: "What country are you from?" "After the monk died, Li Yong wrote an inscription for him. Because he did not understand the meaning of what he said, he had to write based on his answer at that time: "The master's surname is He, and he is from He country. "This incident was regarded as a joke by later generations, who thought that the monk was like "telling dreams to a fool", but the fool actually believed it to be true.

This is where the idiom "A fool talks in dreams" comes from. The original meaning is to talk to a fool in his sleep and the fool still returns. Believing it to be true, people later used it as a metaphor to speak absurdly, contrary to common sense, and completely unrealistic.

2. Song Dynasty Sun Jian's "Collected Works of Hongqing Lay Master Yuanwu Zen Master": "It is unreasonable to argue about Zen theory. Asking the east and talking about the west, pointing to the sky and drawing the ground, just like an intoxicated person talking about dreams, crazy drugs attacking the mind, delirium and gibbering, everything is false. "

3. Chapter 18 of Li Ruzhen's "Flowers in the Mirror" of the Qing Dynasty: "Even as soon as this book was published, all the books were discarded. How could it be like this? It can be said to be an idiot's dream. ”

4. Qian Yong of the Qing Dynasty’s "Lv Yuan Cong Hua Kao Suo Tombstone": "Then later people were so accustomed to it that they thought there had been such an example in Changli. Those who use the original manuscript for ten stones are really just talking about dreams. "

5. Huang Zongyi of the Qing Dynasty's "Nan Lei Wenwen·11·Bian Ye Shi": "Recently, Wang Yue Qingliu picked up the mirror and said that Li Shi's eyes were in Ni'an, and the ancestor wanted to collect the merits of Sui'an. If you don't avoid the signs, you are just talking about dreams. ”