The fable of Han people's cooking baskets.

A man in Hanzhong cooks bamboo mats as bamboo shoots in bed. Now it is an absurd act of mechanically copying superficial knowledge without seriously learning true knowledge.

original text

Han people adapted to Wu, and Wu people made bamboo shoots and asked what it was. They said, "Bamboo!" When he cooked his bed and didn't know it was good, he said to his wife, "Wu people have been cheating on me!" "

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Precautions:

1. Han: Place name, now in the south of Shaanxi. Wu: Place name, now southern Jiangsu.

2. Fitness: Just go there.

3. Sasakawa (zé): Bamboo mat.

4. Wheel (lì lù): the track of the car. The homonym of "Tao" is "paradox", so cunning (smoothness) is called "wheel".

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There was a man in the Han Dynasty who went to Emperor Wu. Wudi people entertained him with bamboo shoots. He didn't know and asked what it was. Wudi people replied, "This is bamboo." He thinks it tastes good. When he got home, he took the bamboo mat from the bed and cooked it, but he couldn't cook it badly. So he said to his wife, "Wu people are so cunning that they lied to me like this."

A man in Hanzhong cooks bamboo mats as bamboo shoots in bed.

Brief analysis:

Those who cook bamboo mats without eating bamboo shoots are satisfied with a little knowledge, act rashly without making a clear investigation, and even accuse others of cheating him when they run into a nail. Such people can learn from this story. Metaphor is an absurd behavior that only relies on superficial knowledge to copy mechanically without seriously studying real knowledge.

Bamboo shoots are delicious, and they are indeed bamboo. However, not all bamboo can be delicious on the table. The Han people in this article only listened to a few words and didn't want to know too much. It's really ridiculous that he wants to cook a mat to eat. I'm afraid there is no one in the world who can really make bamboo mats. However, I am afraid there are not a few people who joke without considering things.

(3) People who know both why and why will make fewer mistakes.