be foolhardy(bào hǔ píng hé)

be foolhardy

Fierce tiger Fenghe, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B à oh à P í NGH é, which means to compare bravery, recklessness and adventure. From the book of songs Xiaoya Xiaomin.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] be brave and resourceless, act rashly, be brave and go to battle barebacked. [antonym] be brave and resourceful, be cautious in words and deeds, be far sighted and judge the situation

The origin of Idioms

Xiaoya Xiaomin in the book of Songs: "dare not storm the tiger, dare not storm the Fenghe river.". No one knows one, no one else. "

Idiom usage

How can Zhang kongmu be willing to seek fish from trees? How dare Lu zhailang? (the fourth fold of Lu zhailang by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty) Pei Songzhi's notes in the biography of Zhuge Liang in the history of the Three Kingdoms: all assassins are fierce and have no regrets when they die In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "I will not be with you if you die without regret. 」

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

In the original text, "Zi said to Yan Yuan," use it, and you will do it. Give it up, and you will hide it. Only you and I are husband! " Zilu said, "who is the leader of the three armies?" Confucius said: "I will not fight with those who die without regret. He will also be afraid when faced with the situation, and he who is good at planning will succeed. " Confucius said to Yan Yuan, "if you are appointed, you will show your ambition; if you are not appointed, you will be able to hide. Only you and I can do this!" Then Zilu came forward and asked, "who would you work with if you were in charge of the three armed forces?" Confucius said, "I will not work with a man who fights a tiger with empty hands and crosses the river barefoot and will not repent even when he dies. I have to work with people who are cautious and good at achieving success through clever planning. "

Allusion 2

Zilu asked, "what do you think of this Confucius said, "with my father and brother here, how can I hear about it and do it?" Ran you asked, "what do you think of this Confucius said: "Wen Si Xing." Gong Xihua said, "you also asked Wen Sixing, and Zi said," there are father and brother here "; you also asked Wen Sixing, and Zi RI," Wen Sixing. ". Red is also confused, dare to ask Confucius said, "if you want to retreat, you can advance; if you want to be a part-time person, you can retreat. Zilu asked, "do you take action when you hear something?" Confucius said, "with a father and brother alive, how can you hear and act?" Ran you asked, "do you act when you hear something?" Confucius said, "act on what you hear." Gongxihua said: "when Zhongyou (Zilu) asked what he heard, did he take action? How can you do it when you say you have a father and brother alive? Ran Qiu asked, do you act when you hear something? But you said, "do what you hear.". I don't understand why you are like this, so I take the liberty to ask for your advice. " Confucius said: "ran Qiu usually works backward, so I encourage him to advance bravely; Zhongyou is usually brave, so I let him retreat.

Chinese PinYin : bào hǔ píng hé