Source: Jin's Preface to the Famous Ministers of the Three Kingdoms: "The shape of the instrument does not exist, and the square inch is Haina." Li's note: "A heart with a square inch is like a hundred rivers, which means it contains a wide range."
As the name implies, the width of the sea can accommodate many rivers; Metaphor a person's broad-mindedness can be all-encompassing. It means open-minded, broad-minded, which is also the embodiment of a person's cultivation. People regard people with a sea of hearts as respectable people.
At the same time, it also has an all-encompassing meaning, which is often used to describe magnificent and indescribable things, so it is described as "all rivers run into the sea"
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There are hundreds of rivers and great tolerance; The wall stands a thousand miles, and it is just without desire. This couplet was written by Lin Zexu, a politician in the late Qing Dynasty, when he was governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
It means: the sea contains hundreds of rivers because of its wide measurement; The mountain is so tall and straight because there is no worldly desire to intrigue. The last words of the couplet-"big" and "just", that is to say, this noble spirit is the greatest and strongest.
It also shows the author's lofty spirit. The generosity and honest and frank of this "swing" comes from "no desire".
synonym
Broad-minded, magnanimous, open-minded, all-encompassing, all rivers run into the sea, all rivers run into the sea, learn from others, brainstorm, and be tolerant and open-minded.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Hai Na Bai Chuan