Use classical Chinese liberally

1. Generosity in ancient Chinese

The meaning of "square" in ancient Chinese is too rich. The correct meaning of "generous" and "xiaofang" can only be judged by combining the context of this sentence.

Fang’s original meaning: two ships running in parallel, generally refers to side by side or parallel. "Fang "tong" puts ""imitation", "slander" and so on.

Dafang and Xiaofang can refer to the two people named Fang, and can also refer to two measuring instruments, large and small, or others.

The basic meaning of square

◎ A quadrilateral with four corners at 90-degree right angles or a solid with six square sides; regular shape. long shape

◎ In mathematics, it refers to the product of a certain number multiplied by itself: ~ root. Ping~. Open~.

◎ A person’s conduct is upright: upright. ~Straight.

◎ One side or one side: ~ direction. ~face.

◎ Region, region: place~. ~Chi. ~Words. ~Things. ~ circle. ~ Yu (borderland). ~ Yu (referring to the domain, also refers to the earth).

◎ Methods, practices, techniques: ~ style. ~Dharma. There are teachings~. It makes me laugh~.

◎ Species, type: changeless~. Great manners~.

◎ The name, dosage and usage of several drugs combined to treat a certain disease: medicine~.

◎ Violation: ~ destiny.

◎ Right now: ~This is the prosperous age. ~Ascendant.

◎ Cai, just: ~cai. Like a dream ~ wake up.

◎ Quantifier, mostly refers to one cubic meter: earth and stone~.

◎ Quantifier, used for square things: Ji~Shizhang.

◎ Surname. 2. What is the ancient and modern meaning of "generous" in the classical Chinese text "Da Fang Zhi Jia"

In the passive sentence, I have always seen and laughed at the generous family (use "see... Yu..." to express passive, "see" " means passive,

"Yu" introduces the active person of the behavior. The ancient meaning is: leaving a laughing stock for pedestrians to laugh at.

The current meaning is: (1) Don't care about property, don't care about property. Stingy (2) Not vulgar; unrestrained

The ancient meaning of "generous": generally refers to a person with certain expertise

Reference translation

Autumn rain According to the season, many small streams flowed into the Yellow River. The flowing water was so big that one could not tell whether it was a cow or a horse between the two banks and the sandbar. At this time, the river god became happy and felt. All the beauty in the world lies with him. He walked eastward along the river and reached the North Sea. When he looked east, he could not see the end of the water. Only then did the River God turn his face to the Poseidon in confusion. He sighed and said: "There is a saying: 'When you hear a lot of truths, you think that no one can compare with you.' That's me. I have heard that there are people who underestimate Zhongni's knowledge and despise Boyi. Righteous man, I didn’t believe it at first; now that I have seen your vastness with my own eyes, I would have been in danger if I had not come to your door.”

Dongmian means: to the east (looking) 3. There is the word "yixiaofangfang" in Du Na's ancient article

Pinyin yí xiào dà fāng

Explanation Yi: legacy; Yi Laughter: to make people laugh; generous: originally refers to a person who knows the truth, and later refers to a person who is knowledgeable or knowledgeable. It has a derogatory meaning.

Source: "Zhuangzi Qiushui": " Now I see how difficult it is for my son to be poor, and I would be in danger if I didn’t come to his family. I always laugh at the generous family."

Example: When I passed by your country last year, I had to go to the hall to ask for advice; but I felt ashamed. I am short of knowledge and am afraid of being laughed at by my generosity, so I dare not venture into the audience (Chapter 52 of Li Ruzhen's "Jing Hua Yuan" in the Qing Dynasty)

Synonyms: generosity with laughter and generosity in the same way

Usage biased. Formal; used as predicate, object, attributive; has a derogatory connotation and is used for self-effacement.

Edit this allusion

In autumn, mountain torrents surge according to the season, and the water from many rivers merges into the Yellow River. The river is so wide and choppy that even cattle and horses cannot be distinguished between the two banks and the sandbanks in the water. . So the river god was very happy, thinking that all the good things in the world were gathered here. The river god followed the water to the east and came to the North Sea. Looking eastward, he could not see the end of the sea. So the River God just changed his complacent expression before, facing the Poseidon Ruo looked up and sighed: "There is a saying like this, 'After hearing hundreds of truths, I think there is no one in the world who can compare with me.'" You are talking about people like me. Moreover, I have also heard that Confucius knew too little and Boyi's righteousness was not worthy of attention. At first I couldn't believe it; now I see with my own eyes how vast you are. It’s so vast and boundless that if I hadn’t come to your door, I would have been in danger and I would have laughed at you.”