Translation of the words "Pheasant" in classical Chinese

Original text

Some people in Chu were carrying pheasants. A passerby asked, "What kind of bird is that?" 'The day when the bearer is bullied: 'Fenghuang'. A passer-by said, "I have heard about the Phoenix Emperor for a long time, and now I actually see it." Are you selling it? ’ said: ‘Of course. 'It's a thousand gold reward, but I can't give it; please double it, but I'll give it to you. Fang was going to offer it to the King of Chu, but he passed away and died. Passers-by don't care about their gold, but they wish they could offer their ears. The people in the country thought that the real phoenix was precious and wanted to offer it, so they heard about it from the King of Chu. The king felt that he wanted to sacrifice himself, so he summoned him and gave him a generous gift, which was ten times more valuable than buying a phoenix.

Translation

A man in Chu State was selling pheasants. A passerby asked him what kind of bird it was. He lied to passers-by and said: "'Phoenix'". The passerby said: "I have heard about Phoenix for a long time, and I actually saw it today. Do you want to sell it?" The Chu people said: "Sell it!" The passerby gave him a lot of money, but he refused to sell it and asked for it to be doubled. , and then sold it to passers-by. A passerby wanted to offer the pheasant to the king of Chu, but the pheasant died overnight. The passerby regretted how much money he spent, but it was a pity that he could not dedicate the "Phoenix" to the king. When people in the Chu State heard about it, they all started spreading rumors. They all thought it was a real phoenix, so they spent so much money to buy it and present it to the king. Later, the King of Chu also heard about it. The King of Chu was moved by the passerby's behavior, so he summoned him and gave him a lot of things and money. What the passerby got was more than ten times more than what he paid for the pheasant.

Notes

Remuneration: To give a reward, this indicates the buyer: Just about to, just in time: after a night with: give, give less: no time, no time to take care of: Exceeded value: value Pheasant: bird name, a kind of pheasant Unworthy: no accommodation: one night salty: all suitable: should be hated: regret, dissatisfaction

Ru: you

Wei: Just

Expensive: valuable

The one with whom is: talent

The one who rewards you with thousands of gold is: So

Yes I don’t know what a man is: unexpectedly

Brief description: The passer-by in the story was ignorant and mistook a pheasant with a similar appearance for a phoenix that did not exist in real life. He bought it with "a thousand pieces of gold" and made a fuss. joke. Unexpectedly, the king of Chu also regarded the pheasant as a phoenix and rewarded those who offered the chickens heavily, which made him a laughing stock for the ages. Tang Li Bai's "Gift to Congdi Lie": "The Chu people do not know the phoenix and ask for the pheasant at a high price."

Enlightenment: This story is used as a metaphor for not distinguishing between authenticity and self-sacrifice. Humility and self-deprecating words.

People must be sincere and honest, and have a mellow heart. In the end, the King of Chu was moved by Passerby's desire to dedicate himself to the king and gave Passerby ten times as much wealth as Phoenix. In other words, Passerby was rewarded precisely because of this sincerity.

Text translation: People should be sincere and honest, and have a mellow heart. In the end, the King of Chu was moved by Passerby's desire to dedicate himself to the king and gave Passerby ten times as much wealth as Phoenix. In other words, Passerby was rewarded precisely because of this sincerity.