What do you mean, there are three thousand beauties in the harem, and there is only one ladle in this palace?

This sentence is used in the introduction of the online novel "My Three Thousand Beauty Harlots" created by beautiful women:

"A modern strong woman accidentally became the daughter of the owner of the ancient villa. The nature of anthomaniac, the age of handsome guy, the dazzling of the hostess. Free love, childhood friends, rival in love, policy marriage. Self-righteous, affectionate and righteous, but how can she expect sentient beings without feelings? As soon as she saw him, she made up her mind to use the harem of 3,000 beauties. I only took a ladle of drinks to see how the woman with a black belly can use it ... "

Its original words should be "there is only one scoop of 3 thousand weak water", which originated from a story in Buddhist scriptures, warning people that "there may be many beautiful things in life, but it is enough to grasp one of them carefully"

My understanding here is that although I have a lot of "beauty", I only love those I think are the best.

story

The Buddha asked a man under the bodhi tree, "In the eyes of the secular, you are rich, powerful and have a virtuous wife. Why are you unhappy? " The man replied, "Because of this, I don't know how to choose." The Buddha smiled and said, "Let me tell you a story. One day, a tourist was dying of thirst. The Buddha took pity on him and put a lake in front of him, but he didn't get a drop of water. The Buddha was curious and asked why. Answer: there are many lakes, and the stomach is so small. Since you can't drink it all at once, you might as well not drink it at all. " At this point, the Buddha smiled brightly and said to the unfortunate man, "Remember, you may encounter many beautiful things in your life, but it is enough to grasp one of them with your heart." Weak water is 3 thousand, just take a scoop of water. "

cite

In A Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Baoyu borrowed this passage to express his love for Lin Daiyu: "There are 3,000 weak waters, and I only take one scoop of water."

There is a dialogue in the modern poet Su's Broken Chai: Yu Yue: However, two beauties love each other. Uncle Zhuang sighed again and said: If you think about the meaning of' weak water three thousand', you should know my mind. Ask again: Who does your intention belong to first? Yu Yue: Fang Shu.

The origin of a word

"If the water is three thousand": In the twenty-second journey to the West, "Sanzang doesn't forget the meditation of the four saints", "800 quicksand boundary, 3,000 weak water depth, goose feathers can't float, reed flowers sink to the bottom. "Used to describe the danger of quicksand river.

A Ladle of Drink: The Analects of Confucius Yongye: Confucius said: Xian! Also came back. Eat only once, drink only once, and live in a mean alley ... "