walk in a carriage(ān bù dàng chē)

walk in a carriage

Walking at ease is a Chinese idiom, pronounced as ā Nb ù D à ngch ē, which means taking a leisurely walk instead of taking a bus. Walk slowly and easily. It also means that people can live in poverty. From the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's "Warring States strategy · Qi CE Si".

The origin of Idioms

Food in the evening is meat, walking in peace is a car, innocence is expensive, and quietness is self-evident. ——Liu Xiang, Western Han Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: be a car slowly, be a substitute for a car slowly

Idiom usage

To walk slowly and easily. Anyway, the road is not far. Let's settle down! 2. When you go out in the morning, walk safely and cross the Yangjing bridge first. ——Chapter 15 of the golden world 3. When you arrive at the bureau every day, as long as you finish the business as usual, you will go back to the residence immediately to have a meal. In the afternoon, you will go out alone. The seventh chapter of China now by Li Baojia in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, there was a hermit in the state of Qi named Yan (CH ù). King Xuan of Qi admired his fame for a long time, so he called him into the palace. Yan Ran casually went into the palace and came to the steps in front of the palace. When he saw King Xuan waiting for him to see him, he stopped and stopped. When King Xuan saw this, he called out and said, "Yan, come here!" unexpectedly, Yan still didn't move. He called King Xuan and said, "king, come here!" King Xuan was very unhappy. When the ministers around him saw that Yan had no monarch, they all said, "king is a monarch, you are a subject. The king can ask you to come here. How can you ask the king to come here?" Yan said, "if I go to the king, It shows that I admire his power; if the king comes, it shows that he is courteous to the noble and the corporal. Instead of making me envy the power of the king, it's better to let the king be courteous and virtuous. "King Xuan of Qi said angrily," is it a noble king or a noble scholar? "Without thinking, Yan said," of course it is a noble scholar, but the king is not noble. "King Xuan said," is there any basis for you to say this? "Yan said with a self-confident face," of course it is. Once upon a time, when the state of Qin attacked the state of Qi, the king of Qin once gave an order: anyone who dares to chop firewood within 50 steps of the tomb of the lower season of gaoshiliu will be killed! He also gave an order: anyone who can chop off the head of the king of Qi will be granted a reward. From this point of view, a living monarch's head is not as good as a dead scholar's tomb. "King Xuan of Qi was speechless and unhappy. The ministers came to the rescue quickly: "Yan, come here! Yan, come here! Our king has the kingdom of Qiancheng. Who dares not to accept it? The king has what he wants, and the common people will obey him. You scholars are so mean! "Yan replied," No. I heard that in the age of Dayu, there were many kingdoms. Why is this so? It is because they have mastered a set of methods of emphasizing education, governing the country and loving the people, and they attach importance to scholars and are good at giving full play to their talents. Therefore, Emperor Shun was born in the countryside and became the emperor. In the Shang Tang era, there were 3000 princes. But now, there are only twenty-four lonely families. From this point of view, isn't it because of the policies of "gaining and losing scholars"? If the princes were gradually killed and eliminated, how could they want to be a gatekeeper in the lane? So, isn't it said in the book of changes: "if the superior rulers don't pay attention to the scholars, they are good at using their talents and doing some down-to-earth work, But if they blindly like to cheat and boast, they will inevitably go into the wrong path of pride and luxury; if they are proud and luxury, disaster will inevitably follow. Therefore, those who have no practical effect but only like empty name will have their territory reduced and their national strength weakened day by day; those who have no good virtue but hope for happiness will inevitably be in a predicament; those who have no merit but only want to enjoy salary will inevitably be insulted. All this is bound to cause serious harm. Therefore, a good person who likes to make achievements will not be able to make achievements; empty words without deeds will not realize his wishes. "This is the inevitable result of those who love fame, boast and have no actual effect in governing the country and loving the people. So Yao had nine assistants, Shun had seven friends, Yu had five Chengs, and Tang had three assistants. Since ancient times, there has never been one who can make contributions without the help of scholars. Therefore, the monarch should not be ashamed to ask for advice from others, and should not be ashamed to learn from others. Therefore, words and deeds are in line with the law of society, with both ability and political integrity, and can spread the fame in later generations, such as Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang and Zhou Wen Wang. So it's said: 'a person who really gets the Tao and practices it and has mastered the rules can dominate everything. "How can the most holy people who can see the origin of things from the top, understand the changes of things from the bottom, and understand things thoroughly be weakened, embarrassed, humiliated and other disasters?" Lao Tzu said: "high must be based on low, high must be based on low. So, isn't it true that the Marquis's claim to be lonely, widowed and not in the valley is the root of being cheap? Isn't it? "The so-called loneliness and widowhood means that people are in an embarrassing and humble position. But is it not the proof that the Marquis and the king were humble and attached importance to the scholars? Yao was born in Shun, Shun was born in Yu, and Zhou Cheng appointed Zhou GongDan. They were praised as wise monarchs from generation to generation. This is precisely because they know the value of scholars. "When King Xuan heard this, he felt guilty and said," I'm asking for nothing. After listening to your comments, I know the villain's behavior. I hope you will accept me as your student! You will live with me in the future. I promise you that you will have meat to eat, you will have a car to go out, and your wife and children will all be well dressed. "Yan said with thanks:" jade, originally produced in the mountains, will be destroyed if it is processed by craftsmen. Although it is still precious, it has lost its original appearance after all. Scholars live in remote areas. If they are selected, they will enjoy wealth. It's not that they can't be noble and distinguished, but their external appearance and inner world will be destroyed. So I would rather hope that the king would let me go back and eat late every day, which is as delicious as meat; walk steadily and slowly, which is enough to take a bus; live in peace, which is not inferior to the power; be quiet and do nothing, be pure and self-defense, and enjoy it. It's your king who ordered me to speak, and it's my Yan who is loyal and frank. "Yan said that. He bowed to King Xuan twice and left.

Chinese PinYin : ān bù dàng chē