one 's talent is inferior but his idea high(cái shū yì guǎng)

one 's talent is inferior but his idea high

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á ISH ū y ì Gu ǎ ng, which means limited ability and great ambition. It comes from the biography of Kong Rong in the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Kong Rong in the book of the later Han Dynasty, it is said that "he bears his high spirit, aims at Jingnan, but has a wide range of talents and ideas, so far he has not succeeded."

Analysis of Idioms

Talent and broad meaning

Idiom usage

It's not sad that the world judges people by their success or failure, so they are among the heroes, and the public is called "~"! Song Sushi's praise of Kong Beihai

Idioms and allusions

When Kong Rong was 16 years old, Zhang Jian, a native of Shanyang, was wanted for exposing the crime of Zhongchang houlan. When Zhang Jian fled to Shandong, he came to Kong Rong's brother Kong Lu, who was not at home. When Kong Rong saw that Zhang Jian was embarrassed, he took him in. Later things leaked out, Zhang Jian left, and Kong Rong's family was caught by the government. Kong Rong said, "it's me who took in Zhang Jian. I should be punished." Kong Lu said, "it's not my brother's fault that Zhang Jian came to me. Please treat me for my sins." "Confucius said:" the responsibility should be my elder, you treat my sin The government can't decide. When Kong Rong was the prefect of Beihai County, he was besieged by Yuan Shao's men and horses. From spring to summer, Kong Rong had only a few hundred soldiers left. Yuan Shao's arrows were like rain. In the end, the two sides often fought hand in hand. Kong Rongyin read books and talked happily. Kong Rong is a kind-hearted man with few taboos. He is a good scholar and likes to promote young people. His family is always full of guests. Kong Rong said, "when I sit on the table, the guests are always full and the Zunzhong wine is not empty, I have nothing to worry about." Kong Rong was killed in the 13th year of Jian'an at the age of 56. "The book of the later Han Dynasty" says: "Kong Rong has a great ambition, aiming at Jingnan, but he is not successful because he has a wide range of talents and ideas." Su Shi didn't agree with this view. He said, "it's so sad that Cao Cao is called a hero, while Kong Rong is called" talented and broad-minded. "

Chinese PinYin : cái shū yì guǎng