What does it mean that "mother is more precious than children"?

It means that the son is proud of his mother and the mother is proud of his son. . The original text is from "The First Month of Spring King" written by Gongyanggao during the Warring States Period.

Original text:

Concealed and virtuous, the doctor pulls hidden and stands. Concealed words, unknown Huan will stand; If it is Huan Li, I'm afraid the doctor will not be young. Therefore, every hidden stand is also for Huan Li. Concealed and virtuous, why not stand? Should be long, not long, should be expensive, not long. Why is Huan expensive? Mothers are precious. If the mother is expensive, why is the child expensive? Children are more expensive than mothers, and mothers are more expensive than children.

Vernacular translation:

Yin Gong is old and wise, why not be a gentleman? Because Li Fu's first son in life is a monarch, only by age, not by wisdom; I made my concubine's son king only by honor, not by age. Why is Huan Gong noble? Because his mother is an aristocrat. Is the mother noble and the son noble? Yes, the son is proud of his mother, and the mother is proud of his son.

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Creative background:

This article comes from the Biography of the Ram written by Ram Gao in the Warring States Period.

The Biography of the Ram was written from 722 BC to 48 BC1year. Its explanatory history is very short, but it is centered on the so-called "small words and great righteousness" in Spring and Autumn Annals, and the classics are interpreted by means of questions and answers. At first it was just word of mouth. When Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty was in power, it spread to Xuansunshou. Together with Hu Musheng, Yang Gongshou wrote the bamboo slips "Biography of the Spring and Autumn Ram".

Appreciate:

In this paper, the first year of the king, the spring and the first month are analyzed layer by layer in the form of questions and answers, and the idea of respecting the unity of the Zhou Dynasty contained in the scriptures is explained. This paper expounds the patriarchal clan system and the idea of rectifying the name through the historical fact that the Regent is not in office. The article is ups and downs, and there is no dullness in preaching.