spare no effort(bù yí yú lì)

spare no effort

Spare no effort, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù y í y ú L ì, which means to use all the power without reservation. It comes from Zhao Qisan.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao Qisan, the Warring States policy, said: "Qin's attack on me will spare no effort, and I will return with fatigue."

Analysis of Idioms

The lantern riddle: tug of war; full employment; dedication of your own light and heat

Idiom usage

The fourth chapter of Li Baojia's a brief history of civilization in Qing Dynasty: "members and affairs, mediation only depends on Confucius; gentlemen blame, accuse sparing no effort."

Idioms and allusions

The state of Qin sent troops to attack the state of Zhao and set up a battlefield in Changping (now Gaoping County, Shanxi Province). However, the Zhao army could not resist the Qin soldiers and was defeated one after another. What shall I do? King Zhao summoned minister Lou Chang and Yu Qing to discuss countermeasures. The king of Zhao said: "we were defeated in the battle of Changping. Recently, another Duwei was killed. I want to send more troops to Changping to resist Qin soldiers. What's your opinion? " Lou Chang said, "it's no use sending more troops. It's better to send an ambassador to the state of Qin to seek peace. Otherwise, our army will be completely destroyed by the Qin soldiers. " But Yu Qing didn't agree with Lou Chang. He said: "I don't think it's necessary to make peace now. Those who advocate peace always emphasize that "if we do not seek peace, we must break it.". In fact, this may not be the case. King, do you think the Qin state must destroy our army when it attacks us? " "Yes," said King Zhao! The state of Qin spared no effort. It seems that it is only willing to destroy our troops! " Yu Qing said, "according to the king, if the state of Qin wants to destroy our army, we should go to seek peace. Now we can't send ambassadors to the state of Qin. Please listen to me and send messengers to present the treasures to Chu and Wei. If the king of Chu and the king of Wei got the treasures presented by the state of Zhao, they would be happy to accept our envoys. Once our envoys entered the states of Chu and Wei, the king of Qin doubted that all the people in the world would unite to fight against Qin. At that time, the peace talks will be ready. " However, the king of Zhao didn't accept Yu Qing's advice. Soon after, King Zhao sent Zheng Zhu as his special envoy to the state of Qin to seek peace. After Zheng Zhu left, King Zhao called Yu Qing and asked, "I have sent Zheng Zhu to the state of Qin for peace talks. What's your opinion on this matter?" Yu Qing replied: "peace talks will not succeed. But in this way, Zhao's army may be destroyed by Qin. This is because Zheng Zhu is a prominent figure in the state of Zhao. When he arrived in the state of Qin, the king of Qin and the Marquis fan Sui would take the opportunity to publicize their victory. The princes of the world must also congratulate the state of Qin. Chu and Wei thought that we would not send troops to help after peace talks with Qin. In this case, the conditions for peace talks with the state of Qin will be very high. If we agree, the state of Qin will not give in. So I said, "peace talks may not be successful." Sure enough, as soon as Zheng and Zhu arrived in the state of Qin, the king of Qin and the Marquis fan Sui took advantage of Zheng and Zhu's arrival to tell the world that they had won the battle against Zhao. He also said that the state of Qin finally refused to hold peace talks with the state of Zhao. As a result, the battle of Changping broke out, the state of Zhao was defeated, and the capital and Handan of Zhao were surrounded by Qin soldiers. As a result, the king of Zhao cut six counties and gave them to the state of Qin as a condition for peace. Only then did the Qin soldiers lift the siege on Handan. Afterwards, Yu Qing asked the king of Zhao, "the Qin soldiers are not besieging Handan. Do you think the soldiers of Qin retreated because they were tired? Or can their strength last, because they have cut six counties to retreat? " "Qin troops spared no effort in attacking us. I think it was because of the soldiers' fatigue that they retreated," said King Zhao Yu Qing said: "yes, the state of Qin attacked what he could not achieve with its strength. As a result, he was exhausted and withdrew. But you give it what its power can't get. Ha ha, we may be hopeless. " Yu Qing's words aroused the thinking of the king of Zhao. Later, the king of Zhao told a minister named Zhao Hao what Yu Qing said. Zhao Hao disagreed with Yu Qing's words and said, "is Yu Qing really saying that? Six counties are just like tiny places. If we don't cede the land to the state of Qin now, the state of Qin may come to attack the state of Zhao. I'm afraid we will have to cede the land to seek peace then! " After listening to Zhao Hao, the king of Zhao didn't know what to do. Yu Qing, born in Handan (now Handan, Hebei Province), is a famous scholar in the Warring States period. Yu Qing was good at strategic planning and advocated uniting Chu and Wei to force Qin to seek peace before the war of Changping.

Chinese PinYin : bù yí yú lì