What do you mean by turning stones into stones?

Moral of stone opening: the most difficult things have been opened, and sincere description is enough to touch people's hearts.

Jinkai (pinyin: jρn shíwéI kāI) is a Chinese idiom, which comes from Xiang's New Preface Miscellaneous Four and is also found in Xin's Five Miscellaneous Notes on Xijing.

This idiom means that the most difficult things have been opened, which is sincere enough and impressive. It is also a metaphor for being determined and overcoming all difficulties. In modern times, people often use the idiom "stone is a stepping stone" to describe that you are fully prepared and will succeed only if you wait for a suitable opportunity. The structure of this idiom is subject-predicate structure, which is used as a predicate in a sentence and often used with "sincere arrival"

Idioms and their stories

During the Zhou Dynasty, there was a Chu man named Xiong Quzi who loved archery since childhood. When he first started practicing archery, he was too weak to pull a slightly harder bow. Some people joked that he would not be a good shooter in the future. Xiong Qu defy spirit, insist on practicing arm strength every day, and gradually developed a strength. When he drew his bow again, the arrow could not fly out.

But at this time, the arrow he shot could not hit the target accurately, so he kept practicing his eyesight. After hard training, he has become very skilled in archery. For every ten arrows he shoots, seven or eight always hit the target. People say that he is an expert in archery.

But he feels that his kung fu is not good enough to improve, which is very annoying. Someone said to him, "You shoot well now, but your archery depends on skill, not very clever." You should shoot every arrow with your heart. That is the real kung fu. " Hearing this, Xiong Qu pondered over this sentence and practiced harder.

One night, the bear went sick and walked alone on the mountain road. Suddenly he saw a tiger lying not far ahead. If he comes any closer, it will pounce on him. The bear was shocked by his illness, and then calmed down and thought it was a good opportunity to try archery. With my skill, I will definitely kill the tiger. So without fear, he quickly picked up his bow and arrow, aimed at the tiger, and drew his bow and arrow to prepare for shooting.

After a whoosh, nothing happened. The bear was secretly surprised when he went sick, thinking that if I shot this arrow, I could not only hit it, but also kill it. But the tiger didn't move. What happened? He couldn't help suspecting, strode boldly past, and had a heart attack.

It turned out to be a big stone lying on the road. Look carefully again, the arrow actually shot into the hard stone, and even the arrow was deeply embedded in the stone, almost invisible.

The story spread quickly, and everyone praised his archery. People who encouraged him before said that this was not only because the bear was physically strong and good at archery, but also because he concentrated on fighting with the other side with the confidence to win, so he also opened the stone. ? [4]

The above is the story of Xiong Quzi recorded in The New Preface. In Miscellanies of Xijing, Li Guang's story was mentioned.

In the Western Han Dynasty, there was a general named Li Guang. He is good at horseback riding and archery, and he is also very brave in battle. He is called "the flying general". His experience is quite legendary. He is proficient in military strategy, good at using troops, and brave in combat, but the opportunity is not good. Every time we send troops, we always fail because of unexpected changes.

Li Guang is unique in running the army. His troops never send guards when camping, but there has never been an accident. He himself was in deep danger several times and escaped safely.

One day, Li Guang went out hunting alone, and ran for a day without finding any animals. At dusk, he strolled back, walked and suddenly looked up. He saw a tiger lying on the grass hundreds of steps away. He was very shocked. He quickly picked up his bow and arrow, pulled it like a full moon with all his strength, and an arrow hit the tiger.

Chian quietly stay put, nervous mood gradually calmed down. He wants to wait for the tiger to die before catching prey. But after waiting for a long time, nothing happened. Li Guang was surprised because he had never seen a tiger die without struggling after being shot by an arrow.

He ventured into the grass and took a closer look. It turned out that the arrow shot into a boulder. He was shocked. He doesn't believe that he can shoot through hard rocks. Li Guang turned back to the distance, once again hit the boulder with an arrow, and shot several arrows. Either the arrow is broken or the shaft is broken, but the boulder is intact.

Later, people were confused about this matter, so they went to consult the scholar Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong replied: "Li Guang was so single-minded at that time that the boulder could be shot through!"