The Idiom Story of The Fish and the Wild Goose 1

Idiom:

The Fish and the Wild Goose

Pinyin:

[ch?n y? lu ? y?n]

Explanation:

When fish see it, it sinks to the bottom of the water, and when geese see it, it lands on the sandbank. Describes a woman's beautiful appearance. "Chenyu, Luoyan, Closed Moon, Shameful Flower" are used to describe the four beauties in ancient times. Among them, "Chenyu" is Xishi and "Luoyan" is Zhaojun. However, for other reasons, it was discovered that it was not important that Chenyuluoyan could also describe beauty.

Source:

"Zhuangzi: Equality of Things": "Mao Qiang and Li Ji are the beauty of people; fish see them deeply, birds see them fly high, and elk see them soaring high. In the decisive moment, which of the four knows the true nature of the world?"

Example sentences:

One of them has the appearance of a fish sinking into a geese, and the other has the appearance of a woman shy of the moon. . ★The twelfth chapter of Li Baojia's "The Appearance of Officialdom" in the Qing Dynasty

Idiom story:

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Xi Shi, the most beautiful woman in the Yue Kingdom, was washing her gauze by the stream in her hometown. The fish swimming in the middle were so ashamed that they sank to the bottom of the water when they saw her, and did not dare to surface. When the stunningly beautiful Queen Zhaojun of the Han Yuan Dynasty went out to marry the King of the Huns, the geese flying in the sky were so surprised by her beauty that they forgot to fly and fell into the woods. Traditionally in China, Shenyu Luoyan and Closed Moon are read together, and they refer to the four great beauties in Chinese history. Shenyu is Xi Shi in the Spring and Autumn Period, Luoyan is Wang Zhaojun in the Western Han Dynasty, Closed Moon is Diao Chan in the late Han Dynasty, and Shameful Flower is Concubine Yang of the Tang Dynasty. Idiom Story 2 of the fish sinking and the wild goose

Idiom: The fish sinks and the wild goose

Pinyin: chén yú luò yàn

Explanation: When a fish sees it, it sinks to the bottom of the water, and when a geese sees it, it lands on the sandbank. Describes a woman's beautiful appearance.

Idiom story:

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a beautiful woman named Xi Shi. She would go to the stream to wash her hair every day. When the fish in the stream saw Xi Shi, they thought they looked beautiful. Ugly than Xi Shi, they were too ashamed to rise to the surface and sank to the bottom of the water.

During the Han Dynasty, there was also a beautiful woman named Wang Zhaojun. When she was going out to marry King Fan, the geese flying in the sky were so surprised to see how beautiful Wang Zhaojun was that they forgot about her appearance. Why did it fly? It all fell into the woods.

Later, when everyone was praising a woman for her beauty, they said she had the appearance of a fish out of thin air. Chen Yu Luo Yan Idiom Story 3

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were many small countries, and all day long either you were beating me or I was beating you, and the situation was very chaotic. For a while, the State of Wu and the State of Yue fought. The State of Wu, with its strong soldiers and horses, won the battle without much effort and became the overlord of one side. It is said that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. King Gou Jian of the Yue Kingdom became a prisoner. Together with the prime minister Fan Li, they were all taken away to the Wu Kingdom and became slaves.

Although Gou Jian was a prisoner, he never gave up on the restoration of his country, and he did not think about revenge for his country and family every day. Fan Li is a smart man, and he naturally knows what Gou Jian is thinking. But he knew very well that it was not that easy to overthrow the powerful Wu State, not to mention that the primary problem to be solved at the moment was how the master and servant could escape from the Wu State first. In this way, under Fan Li's guidance, Gou Jian lived a life of lying on firewood and tasting gall. He slept on firewood every day and had to lick gall before eating.

And what about Fu Chai’s side? He had just defeated Yue and was in a proud mood. He felt that he was invincible, so he naturally relaxed his vigilance towards his prisoner Gou Jian.

Once, he had a bad stomachache after eating something, and he went to the doctor to treat it, but there was no improvement. After Gou Jian learned about it, he tasted his feces in front of him and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you don't have any serious illness. You just caught a cold. Just drink some warm wine to warm yourself up." Gou Jian said this Fu Chai was greatly moved by this move and thought that such a loyal person would definitely not betray me! In this way, Gou Jian and Fan Li were released and returned to Yue.

After returning to China, Fan Li made three revenge plans for Gou Jian. One of them was to send beautiful women from the Yue Kingdom to Fu Chai. On the surface, he was surrendering to him, but in fact, he was sending an insider there to cooperate with the inside and outside to bring down Gou Jian. The purpose of Wu State. However, the plan is easy to decide, but where should the beauty choose?

At this time, Fan Li heard that there was a beauty in Zhuluo Village who was very beautiful. So Fan Li set off for Zhuluo Village.

Coincidentally, there is a stream next to Zhuluo Village. The water is clear and transparent, and the women in the village often wash clothes here. When Fan Li came here, there happened to be a few girls washing clothes by the stream. It was normal for the girls to laugh and fight among themselves. But I heard one of the girls make a fuss and say: "Oh, Xi Shi, look, the fish in the water sank to the bottom when they saw you!"

Another girl echoed: "That's right, who Make Xi Shi look so beautiful!" When Fan Li heard this, he quickly hid aside and took a look.

Sure enough, among the group of women, there was a girl with a graceful figure, black hair, pink face, willow eyebrows and almond-shaped eyes, and a unique look in her posture.

Fan Li sighed in his heart at that time: "What a stunning beauty!" But he didn't know what they meant by "Shen Yu", so he came closer to see what happened.

I saw the Xi Tzu girl standing by the water, gently washing her clothes. Her beautiful figure was reflected in the water. When the fish in the water saw her, they seemed to have forgotten to swim and slowly sank. Into the bottom of the water. Fan Li is such a smart person, he couldn't help but let out a soft "ah" when he saw this wonderful scene. Just this sound alerted the girls. Seeing the strange man, the girls were extremely shy and ran away quickly.

In this way, Fan Li reported back to Gou Jian the news that there was a beauty in Zhuluo Village. When the beauty was found, even Gou Jian was moved by her. He didn't expect that his small country of Yue had such a peerless beauty. From then on, Xi Shi was selected and sent to the state of Wu. As expected, Fu Chai was also surprised by Xi Shi's beauty and loved her very much. In this way, the powerful Wu State collapsed under Fan Li's careful plan, Gou Jian's firm determination, and Xi Shi's beauty.

"Sinking fish and falling wild goose", the "sinking fish" refers to Xi Shi, the first of the four beauties in ancient China. What about "Luoyan"? There is another allusion hidden in this.

During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, this year, the emperor issued an edict to recruit beautiful women into the palace. It is a matter of course that the emperor chooses beauties. All the women in the world must be chosen by the emperor first. Only after the emperor chooses the remaining women can others take their turn. In this way, seventeen-year-old Wang Qiang was elected to the palace.

Speaking of this Wang Qiang, she is also a stunning beauty. Not only is she beautiful in appearance, but she is also capable of playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She is a standard combination of talent and appearance. There were many beautiful girls selected to enter the palace with her, but after meeting Wang Qiang, everyone immediately felt that they had no hope. Even if everyone is beautiful, there will always be someone who stands out from the crowd and has an irresistible charm. Wang Qiang is such a beauty.

But who knew that the emperor would choose Wang Qiang, but he would not invite Wang Qiang to sleep with him. The sisters who entered the palace with her all won the emperor's favor, and she was the only one who was like a treasure that no one cares about. Covered with dust.

Why is this? It turns out that at that time, the emperor chose who to serve in his bed based on portraits. That is to say, the court painter would draw a portrait of each person and then present these portraits to the emperor. The emperor thought the woman in the portrait was beautiful, so he invited her to sleep with him. But it stands to reason that since Wang Qiang is so beautiful, it is her turn no matter what. You know, there is a very key figure here, and that is the court painter Mao Yanshou!

This Mao Yanshou is a first-class calligrapher and painter, but he is a greedy villain. Every beautiful woman who asked for his portrait had to "pay tribute" to him. For those who had paid tribute, he would decorate their portraits and try to make them as beautiful as possible; for those who had not paid tribute, he would I deliberately painted an ugly picture for others.

The beauties who have suffered such a big loss naturally learned well and will benefit from anyone. However, this Wang Qiang had an upright personality and was unwilling to please this villain. She never gave him any benefits and allowed him to paint her ugly. Sure enough, when Emperor Han Yuan saw that Wang Qiang's portrait was so ugly, he simply relegated her to the cold palace and never summoned her.

But things in the world are so magical. Within a few years, the leader of the Huns, Hu Hanxie Shanyu, came to make peace with him. This Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty was a cowardly person. He did not dare to fight face to face with the brave and capable Huns. Seeing that the Huns came to make peace, he naturally agreed quickly.

But who should you choose to get married? He couldn't bear to part with any of the beauties in his palace. At this time, he suddenly remembered the ugly queen Qiang who was thrown into the cold palace. Isn't this a good thing? Wang Qiang is a palace woman and also ugly, so it would be perfect to give it to the Huns! In this way, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty ordered Wang Qiang to marry the Huns far away.

On the day when Huhanxie Shanyu was sent away, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty held a big banquet and was very busy. He thought that he was sending away this man who he did not dare to offend.

At this time, Wang Qiang came out dressed up. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty sat on the dragon throne and couldn't believe his eyes. I saw that this beauty moved like a weak wind supporting a willow, and her posture and appearance were extremely beautiful. All the civil and military officials in the entire hall were fascinated by it, and they didn't even dare to express their anger. How could this be the extremely ugly woman in the portrait?

At this time, Emperor Han Yuan felt regretful. However, words spoken are like water thrown out, and it is difficult to collect the water! What's more, Jun Wuxi said that these two countries have good diplomatic relations and cannot go on a killing spree just because they can't bear to part with a woman! Emperor Yuan of Han Dynasty, who was so regretful that his intestines turned green, could only break his teeth and swallow them in his stomach. With tears in his eyes, he sent Wang Qiang and Hu Hanxie Shanyu ten miles away.

Wang Qiang, wearing a red cloak, was sitting on a horse. Along the way, the horses screamed sadly, and the cold wind gradually began to rise. Since then, she has left home, not knowing when she will be able to return. Her heart was about to break, so she took out the pipa she brought with her and played a sad sound. Tongguan is right in front of us, and the wild geese outside the Great Wall are flying past one after another. The sad sounds gradually rise. The wild geese seem to be infected by this sadness, and the flapping of their wings slows down. Looking at the beautiful woman riding on the horse again, even the wild goose forgot to flap its wings and fell from the air.

Later, Wang Qiang lived happily in the Xiongnu. Her "Luoyan" beauty was also praised by people in the Central Plains and the Huns.

She and Xi Shi in the Spring and Autumn Period were collectively known as "Shen Yu Luo Yan".

"Sinking fish and falling geese" is used to describe the beauty of a woman. The fish in the water forget to swim and sink to the bottom after seeing it. The geese in the sky forget to fly after seeing it and fall to the ground. Idiom Story of Chen Yu Luo Yan 4

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu defeated the State of Yue, and the king of Yue State, Gou Jian, the King of Yue, was also captured by King Helu of Wu. He was initially sent to be a horseman, but he was later released due to intercession. . After returning to China, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, wanted to wash away his shame. On the one hand, he worked hard to motivate himself, and on the other hand, he looked for beautiful women, hoping to use a beauty trap to corrode the ambition of the king of Wu. Xi Shi, a beautiful woman from Zhuji Luoluo Village, would wash her gauze by the stream every day. When the fish in the stream saw Xi Shi's beauty, they felt ashamed and did not dare to float to the surface, so they all sank to the bottom. Later Fan Li found her and presented her to King Wu. Sure enough, the king of Wu was confused and had no intention of handling the state affairs, so Gou Jian gathered all his strength and finally captured the state of Wu in one fell swoop.

During the reign of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, he selected beauties from all over the world to enter the palace. At that time, beauty Wang Zhaojun was selected as the first. However, the fawning minister Mao Yanshou did not receive a bribe and deliberately painted Zhaojun ugly so that she could not be favored by the emperor. Depressed late at night, Zhaojun was playing the pipa to cheer himself up. Emperor Yuan heard the sound and ran away. After meeting him, he was astonished. When asked why, Emperor Yuan made Zhaojun the concubine of the Ming Dynasty and ordered Yanshou to beheaded. After Yanshou heard the news, he fled to the Xiongnu and presented Zhaojun's image to Huhanxie Chanyu. Seeing the picture, the Shanyu instigated the envoys to ask for Zhaojun. Emperor Yuan was furious and refused, but Zhaojun understood the righteousness and put the country's affairs and people's lives first, so he went there generously. Emperor Yuan had no choice but to agree. Before leaving, Emperor Yuan personally escorted him to the Baling Bridge. At this time, a group of geese happened to fly in the air. Seeing Zhaojun's beauty, he hurriedly hid in the forest.

Later, people used the idiom "Sinking fish and falling wild goose" to describe the beauty of beautiful women. Idiom Story 5 of Shen Yu Luo Yan

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a beauty named Xi Shi. She would go to the stream to wash her hair every day. When the fish in the stream saw Xi Shi, they felt that they were uglier than Xi Shi and were ashamed. Those who dare not rise to the surface sink to the bottom of the water.

During the Han Dynasty, there was also a beautiful woman named Wang Zhaojun. When she was going out to marry King Fan, the geese flying in the sky were so surprised to see how beautiful Wang Zhaojun was that they forgot about her appearance. Why did it fly? It all fell into the woods.

Later, when everyone was praising a woman for her beauty, they said that she had the appearance of a "sinking fish and falling geese"!

Idiom allusions

"Zhuangzi: Equality of Things": "Mao Qiang and Li Ji are the beauty of people; fish see them deeply, birds see them fly high, and elk see them Who of the four knows the true beauty of the world? "Mao Qiang was a stunning beauty of the Yue Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period, comparable to the Xishi era, and it is said that she was the beloved concubine of the Yue King Gou Jian. At first, people praised Mao Qiang's portrait far more than Xi Shi. She should be the original image of "Shen Yu", the embodiment of beauty. Li Ji has failed the exam. Therefore, the original "Chen Yu" and "Luo Yan" should refer to "Mao Qiang" and "Li Ji", not "Xi Shi" and "Wang Zhaojun". Of course, Xi Shi was also mentioned in "Zhuangzi: The Theory of Equality of Things", saying, "Li and Xi Shi are strange and weird, and they are one." The general idea is that ugly women and beautiful Xi Shi, as well as other strange and weird things, are from From the perspective of Tao, there is no distinction between them. In "Zhuangzi Tianyun", the story of "Eastern imitation" is also told. "Han Feizi Xianxue" said: "Therefore, the beauty of Mao Qiang and Xi Shi will not benefit my face. If I use grease and pink, it will be twice as good as before." "Guanzi Xiaoming" has "Mao Qiang and Xi Shi are the beauties in the world. It is not good to have resentment in your face. "Huainanzi" says, "My husband, Mao Qiang, is the most beautiful woman in the world." The appearance is different, and the world says that they are both beautiful. "Bian Rang of the Eastern Han Dynasty wrote in "Zhang Hua Fu": "I carry Xi Zi's weak wrist to support Mao Concubine's plain elbow." Later, the poet Song Zhiwen of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem: "The bird is amazing and the pines are amazing. "Lotus, fish are afraid of sinking into lotus flowers." Since then, people in the world have described the beauty of women as "sinking fish and falling geese". "A look that sinks like a fish and a wild goose, a look that dazzles the flowers when the moon is closed" has also become a cliché in classical novels to describe a woman's beauty. Idiom Story 6 of "Shen Yu Luo Yan"

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a beautiful woman named Xi Shi in the Yue State. She would go to the stream to wash her hair every day. The fish in the stream saw Xi Shi's handsome and beautiful reflection and felt that they looked better than Xi Shi. Ugly, they were too ashamed to come up to the surface and sank to the bottom of the water. Gradually, "Shen Yu" became Xi Shi's touching nickname.

During the Western Han Dynasty, there was also a beautiful woman named Wang Zhaojun. In order to appease the Huns in the north, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty promoted the beautiful palace maid Zhaojun to an adopted daughter and married her to a neighboring country. On the way Zhaojun was ordered to get married, the geese flying south heard her sweet music. Gazing at her beautiful face, they forgot to flap their wings and fell to the ground. From then on, "Luoyan" became the synonym for Zhaojun's beauty.

This is the origin of the idiom "Sinking fish and falling wild goose".

Information about sinking fish and falling geese

Phonetic notation chén yú luò yàn

The original explanation is that a woman’s beauty makes swimming fish sink and flying geese land, so they dare not go with her. More beautiful. Later, the woman was described as beautiful and moving. Shen means to sink; Luo means to fall.

Source: "Zhuangzi·Equality of Things"

Introduction: When fish see it, they sink to the bottom of the water, and when geese see it, they land on the sandbank. Describes a woman's beautiful appearance. "Shenyu, Luoyan, Closed Moon, Shameful Flower" are used to describe the four beauties in ancient times. Among them, "Shenyu" is Xishi and "Luoyan" is Zhaojun.

However, for other reasons, it was discovered that it was not important that Chenyuluoyan could also describe beauty.

Synonyms: the moon is closed and the flowers are shy, the moon is beautiful, the beauty is fragrant, the country is beautiful and the city is beautiful

Idiom examples: one of them has the appearance of a fish sinking into a geese, and the other has the appearance of a moon shying a flower. Idiom story of sinking fish and falling geese 7

Source "Zhuangzi·Qiwulun": Mao Qiang and Li Ji are the beauty of human beings; fish see them deeply, birds see them soar high, elk see them decisively, four Who knows the true beauty of the world? Later, he used the word "Shen Yu Luo Yan" to describe a woman's beauty. The play text of "The Eunuch's Sons Stood Wrongly": He has the appearance of a fish sinking like a geese and a look of shy flowers under the closed moon.

Interpretation: Shen: to sink; Luo: to fall. The fish see it and sink to the bottom of the water, and the geese see it land on the sandbank. Describes a woman's beautiful appearance.

Story During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a woman named Xi Shi in the Yue Kingdom. She was a beautiful woman with good facial features, pink face and peach blossoms, and extraordinary appearance. When she was washing her gauze by the river, the clear river water reflected her handsome figure, making her look even more beautiful. At this time, the fish saw her reflection, forgot about swimming, and gradually sank to the bottom of the river. From then on, Xishi, the nickname for sunken fish, spread around the area.

Wang Zhaojun of the Han Dynasty was a beauty with both talent and appearance. In order to appease the Northern Xiongnu, Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty chose her to marry Chanyu. On the way away from home, she saw wild geese flying far away, which aroused endless homesickness, and she played the piano strings because of the scene. A group of flying geese forgot to flap their wings when they heard the sound of the piano and fell to the ground. Zhaojun got the reputation of Luoyan.

However, in fact, Chen Yu Luo Yan does not refer to a woman’s beauty at all.

When the fish saw her, they dived to the bottom of the water, and the geese fell to the ground. Who knows what the real beauty in the world is? They are all because of fear. In other words, any ugly person can lead to the outcome of sinking the fish and losing the goose. Because the birds and fish don't know whether Mao Qiang and Li Ji are beautiful at all, but because of their high vigilance and survival instinct, they quickly hide when they hear or see any unusual movement to protect themselves. That's why Zhuangzi said, who knows what true beauty is?

Therefore, when Zhuangzi told this story, he was not actually praising women's beauty, but saying that beauty is meaningless.

But later, when everyone was praising a woman for her beauty, they said she had the appearance of a sinking fish and a geese! Idiom Story 8 of a sinking fish and a geese

Phonetic notation chén yú luò yàn

Allusions to Mao Qiang and Li Ji are the beauty of human beings; the fish sees the depth, the bird sees the soaring, the elk sees the suddenness, which of the four knows the true color of the world? "Zhuangzi·Equality of Things"

Interpretation: When fish see it, they sink to the bottom of the water, and when geese see it, they land on the sandbank. Describes a woman's beautiful appearance.

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Words with the same rhymes: relief from disasters, sympathy for disasters, buying cattle and selling swords, hens and chickens, asking for good things and then apologizing, being confused, being prepared, facts speak louder than words, frightened, betraying one's wishes, making promises and reasoning,... ....

Ancient times

Lantern riddle Xi Shi Wang Qiang

Idiom story During the Spring and Autumn Period, Xi Shi, a beautiful woman from the Yue Kingdom, was washing her yarn by the stream in her hometown. At that time, the fish swimming in the stream were so ashamed that they sank to the bottom of the water and did not dare to surface when they saw her. When the stunningly beautiful Queen Zhaojun of the Han Yuan Dynasty left the country to marry the King of the Huns, the geese flying in the sky were so surprised by her beauty that they forgot to fly and fell into the woods.

Idiom example: One of them is Chen Yu Luo Yan One's appearance is that of a woman shy of the moon.

Chapter 12 of "The Appearance of Officialdom" by Li Baojia of the Qing Dynasty