defeated general(bài jūn zhī jiàng)

defeated general

Defeated general, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à ij à nzh à Ji à ng, meaning a defeated general; now it is mostly used to satirize the defeated. It comes from the biography of Gou Jian's ministers in the spring and Autumn period of Wu and Yue.

The origin of Idioms

In the spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue, the biography of Gou Jian's minister: "I heard that The defeated general dare not speak bravely. "

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be subject or object; to refer to a failure. In the biography of Huaiyin marquis in historical records, it is said that "when a minister hears of a defeated general, he can't be brave; when a government official dies, he can't survive." In the biography of CHEN Si Wang Zhi in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi: "when a minister hears of the Ming Dynasty, he is not guilty. Therefore, the defeated generals in the north will be used, and the Qin and Lu will make their contributions. " Chapter 63 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms: "the defeated general, he Meng's kindness, can't be rewarded. He is willing to do his best."

Idiom story

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, who was granted the title of king of the Han Dynasty, used the stratagem of Han Xin, the great general, to surmount Chencang and capture Guanzhong area (now Shaanxi), the native land of the Qin state, which laid the foundation for attacking eastward and competing for the world with Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu state. After that, Liu Bang gradually moved eastward from Guanzhong and fought a long-term stalemate with Xiang Yu in today's Henan and Anhui provinces. At the same time, Liu Bang sent Han Xin to lead a group of people across the Yellow River to pay for cutting the Wei King leopard who was pro Chu and pro Han. Wei was captured by Han Xin in the southwest of Shanxi Province. After that, Han Xin continued to attack Wang Xie eastward, because his general Chen Yu did not listen to the words of Guangwu Jun Li zuoche and captured the king of Zhao at Jingxing (now Jingxing County, Hebei Province, at the junction with Shanxi Province). Chen Yu was killed and Li zuoche was captured alive. Han Xin highly appreciated Li zuoche's ability, treated him favorably and asked him for advice. However, Li zuoche said, "a defeated general should not be brave." It means that the loser is still a hero! Han Xin said with a smile: "you are welcome, sir. If Chen Yu had listened to what he said, then I would have been the" defeated general. " The idiom "defeated general" is based on this.

Chinese PinYin : bài jūn zhī jiàng