A slow sparrow should make an early start.(bèn niǎo xiān fēi)

A slow sparrow should make an early start.

Stupid birds fly first, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B è NNI ǎ oxi ā NF ē I, which means that the slow bird must act first. It refers to people who are slow in doing things and poor in ability. They are afraid of falling behind, so they take one step ahead of others and use it as a courtesy. It comes from Chen Mu Jiao Zi by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing's Chen mother teaches her son, the first discount: "second brother, you have won the official title. I have a metaphor with you: I'm like the spirit bird behind, and you wait for the Ben (stupid) bird to fly first. "

Idiom usage

My daughter is hardworking, conscientious and hardworking, which depends on her keeping the first place in the class. (nine story elevator by Bi Feiyu)

Idioms and allusions

Story 1: "mother Chen teaches her son" was written by Guan Hanqing in Yuan Dynasty. He wrote the story of Feng's teaching his son to read scriptures in Song Dynasty, and his three sons were all the top scholars in succession. The whole play has four folds and one wedge. The plot is: Feng has three sons, Chen Liangzi, Chen liangsou, Chen Liangzuo, and a daughter, Mei Ying. Feng taught his son to study very strictly, and he was ordered to study hard by the No.1 scholar's hall. The imperial court began to select scholars, and da'er and er'er successively won the first place. San'er boasted that he would be the number one scholar. However, there was another person named Wang Gongchen, who was later recruited by Feng as his son-in-law. Chen Liangzuo, the third son, only hit the flower, which was denounced by Feng. In shame, Chen Liangzuo angrily studied, took the exam again, and finally won the first prize. However, he was punished by Feng for accepting Mincai's children's brocade. At this time, Kou Zhun was responsible for interviewing sages. When he heard about this, he praised the four top scholars of a school. His mother was virtuous and his son was filial. He was ordered to increase his official position and reward him. The full name of Chen Mu Jiao Zi is zhuangyuantang Chen Mu Jiao Zi, and the current versions are: Ming Wanli Mai Wang Guan Chao, school's Government edition, and Gu Ben Yuan Ming Zaju edition. A brief introduction to the author of Chen Mu Jiao Zi Guan Hanqing (the year of birth and death is unknown), the founder of Yuan Dynasty drama and the head of "four masters of Yuan Opera". In the evening, the number of people who have already fasted (one name, one fasted) and the number of people who have already fasted. The Han nationality, a native of Jiezhou (now Yuncheng, Shanxi Province), is also from Dadu (now Beijing) and Qizhou (now Anguo County, Hebei Province). Together with Baipu, Ma Zhiyuan and Zheng Guangzu, they are known as the "four masters of Yuan Opera". The founder of Zaju in Yuan Dynasty is the first of the four masters of Yuanqu. Among them, Zaju has made the greatest achievements. Today, there are 67 kinds of zaju, of which 16 are extant. There is no final conclusion whether the other five are made by him or not. The most famous is Dou E yuan. Guan Hanqing also wrote a lot of historical dramas, such as "single sword meeting", "single whip fighting for Shu" and "Xishu dream". Today, there are more than 40 Sanqu in Xiaoling and more than 10 sets. His Sanqu, with rich and colorful content, fresh and vigorous style, has high artistic value. Guan Hanqing's image of "I am not steamed, not cooked, not pounded, not fried, not fried, and a copper pea" is also widely known, known as "sage of Qu family", and "Shakespeare of the East" in the West. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Le Yangzi's wife was a virtuous woman. Once, leyangzi found a piece of gold and happily took it back to his wife. The wife said: "ambitious people will be strict with themselves. Taking the things they have picked up home is to discredit themselves. Deeply ashamed, Yue Yangzi put the gold back to its original place and said, "you are very stupid. You have to fly first and go out to study." So leyangzi went out to study. But a year later, leyangzi returned home because he missed his wife. His wife took him to the loom and said, "this cloth is made inch by inch. It can be made into pieces over time. If I cut it off, all my previous work will be wasted. Learning is the same as weaving. You can't give up half the time you learn. " Deeply moved, Yue Yangzi went back to school and didn't go home for seven years. LeYang, whose birth and death are unknown, was born in Anyi of Wei state (now Xixia County), the ancestor of Leyi, and a general of Wei state during the Warring States period. LeYang was first a guest of zhaihuang, the Prime Minister of Wei Dynasty, and later became famous for the defeat of Zhongshan state.

Chinese PinYin : bèn niǎo xiān fēi