What do you mean by weak water three thousand?

Meaning: the original meaning of weak water is as long as three thousand miles. Although it is abundant, only one ladle is taken to drink; After being quoted by ancient Chinese, it means that among many choices, I only hope this one will become the oath of love between men and women.

This sentence comes from a sentence that Baoyu said to Daiyu in Cao Xueqin's Dream of Red Mansions, which means that there are many beautiful women in the world, but you are the only one I like in my heart. So this sentence is also used to describe the single-minded love for lovers.

The word "weak water" first appeared in Shangshu Gong Yu. In ancient times, many shallow and fast rivers could only be crossed by rafts instead of boats. The ancients thought it was because the water was too weak to carry a boat, so they called such a river "weak water". Later ancient documents gradually used "weak water" to refer to dangerous and distant rivers.

There is a famous saying in Su Shi's "Jinshan Miaogaotai": Penglai is unreachable and Wan Li is weak. Later, "weak water" was extended to boundless love, which is what we often say now. It should be noted that "weak water" cannot be said to be "drowning".

The story about "three thousand weak water is only one scoop";

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 people, "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 3,000, just take a scoop of water. "

Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Weak Water