at a loss(bù zhī suǒ cuò)

at a loss

At a loss, Chinese idioms, Pinyin for B ù zh ī Su ǒ cuॸ, do not know what to do, describe the situation or panic. From the Analects of Confucius · Zilu.

Analysis of Idioms

Be at a loss, be at a loss, be at a loss, be at a loss

The origin of Idioms

Zi Lu in the Analects of Confucius: the people are unprepared. In the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu and biography of Zhuge Ke, the crown prince practices his honorary title as Ding you, and he is at a loss to make friends.

Idioms and allusions

Zhugeke was born in Yangdu of Langxie (now Yinan of Shandong Province) and the eldest son of zhugejin, a general of the eastern Wu Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms period. Zhuge Ke became famous when he was a young man. When he was weak, he was promoted to Zuofu. When he was 32 years old, he was granted the title of Fuyue general by Sun Quan. When Zhuge Ke was appointed as the prefect of Danyang, he was promoted to the rank of general of Weibei and became the Marquis of the capital township for successfully pacifying the four prefectures of Wujun, Kuaiji, Xindu and Poyang. At that time, the generals Zhou Yu, Lu Su and Lu Meng of the eastern Wu Dynasty all passed away one after another, and the Prime Minister Lu Xun was in charge of the troops of the eastern Wu Dynasty. Because Lu Xun didn't like Zhuge Ke, Zhuge Ke had to praise Lu Xun in order to protect himself. After Lu Xun died, Zhuge Ke was promoted to general. At this time, Sun Liang, the crown prince, was still young, so Sun Quan asked Zhuge Ke to be the crown prince and Taifu, and Zhongshu asked Sun Hong to be the crown prince and Shaofu. Later, Sun Quan was seriously ill. On his deathbed, he summoned Zhuge Ke, Sun Hong, Sun Jun and others to help the prince. The next day, Sun Quan died of illness. Because of his discordant relationship with zhugeke, Sun Hong, who was worried about being harmed, discussed with Sun Jun and wanted to issue a false imperial edict to eradicate zhugeke. Sun Jun quietly told Zhuge Ke about Sun Hong's attempt. When Zhuge Ke learned of this, he immediately set up the killing Bureau, and then asked Sun Hong to go through the house to discuss how to handle the funeral of Sun Quan. Sun Hong didn't know there was cheating, so he went there happily. As a result, he was killed as soon as he entered the door. After Sun Hong was removed, Zhuge Ke immediately organized a funeral for Sun Quan and helped Sun Liang ascend the throne of God. At the same time, Zhuge Ke wrote to Zhuge Rong, his younger brother stationed in Gongan County, telling him something about Sun Quan before and after his death. He also said in the letter: "the crown prince, Sun Liang, is at a loss because he has to take the throne. I will follow the last instructions of the late emperor and try my best to assist the young master. I will live up to the instructions of the late emperor and be loyal to him. " In addition, he also told Zhuge Ke to rectify the armaments in his Garrison, and at the same time, pay attention to strengthening the defense of the frontier, so as to prevent foreign enemies from taking advantage of it. Although Sun Liang ascended the throne, he was too young to deal with political affairs, and the power of the eastern Wu Dynasty was actually in Zhuge Ke's hands. After Sun Liang grew up, Zhuge Ke still didn't give back his real power, which Sun Liang deeply hated. So he and Sun Jun set up a bureau to call Zhuge Ke to the palace for a banquet and kill him. Later, the allusion "at a loss" was used to describe not knowing what to do with a sudden event.

Idiom usage

Guanzi: seven ministers and seven masters: Zhenzhu: excessive joy and anger, no mercy for strict punishment, no fear for his subordinates, and no sense of what to do. If you don't realize it, the Dharma will decline day by day, and the country will lose its stability. 2. On salt and iron. No. 7: the common people are at a loss for what to do. 3. Tang Liu Zongyuan's "Xie Li Ji Fu Xiang's public notice notes": I feel deeply afraid, extremely happy and sad, fighting with five emotions, and I am at a loss. (4) Jin Dong Jieyuan's Xixiangji zhugongdiao (Volume 1): in the night, sleep will be abandoned; in the day, food will be forgotten; clothes will be thrown upside down and people will not know what to do. (5) Xuan Ding of Qing Dynasty: there is a maidservant who helps a beautiful woman to go out and pay homage to her. Nan is at a loss and makes a bow.

Chinese PinYin : bù zhī suǒ cuò