study with undivided attention ; be badly off(bù zhī ròu wèi)

study with undivided attention ; be badly off

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù zh ī R ò UW è I, originally refers to being intoxicated by beautiful music, so can't distinguish meat. I can't tell the taste when I eat. It's also used to describe a difficult life without meat to eat. From the Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn period, "when I heard Shao in Qi, I didn't know the meat in March. He said, "if you don't want to be happy, it's best to be here."

Analysis of Idioms

[antonym]: food before the father, daily food ten thousand money

Idiom usage

The villain has lost his meat for three months. Wang duanlu's notes of chongwenzhai in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Confucius went to the state of Qi to study. When he went for a walk in the suburbs, he heard a burst of sweet music and walked along. He saw an old man playing Shao music in the woods. The melodious music expelled Confucius from his mind. In the next few months, Confucius had been intoxicated with the music and did not know the taste of meat.

Chinese PinYin : bù zhī ròu wèi