Silkworm and crab(cán jì xiè kuāng)

Silkworm and crab

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is C á NJ ì Xi è Ku ā ng, which means to compare the real name with the false one. It comes from the book of rites under the sandalwood bow.

usage

Combined; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning

Examples

Zheng Guanying in the Qing Dynasty wrote "a dangerous speech in the flourishing age" that "he was the governor of the city at that time, and his works were fruitful."

source

In the book of rites, under the tan Gong: "if an adult has his elder brother's death but is not defeated, he will be defeated when he hears that he will be killed. The adult said, "if the silkworm is successful, the crab will be able to manage it; if the fan is the champion, the cicada will be able to manage it; if the elder brother dies, the son will decline." Zheng Xuan's note: "brother Chi's death is not the death of his brother. If the crab has Kuang, the cicada has Kuang; if it is not the achievement of the silkworm, it is the crown of the fan. " That Sericulture Silk to basket, crab like basket and has nothing to do with the silkworm basket. It is used as a metaphor for the younger brother to wear filial piety instead of for the elder brother. Later, the metaphor of "silkworm and crab" is not worthy of the name.

Chinese PinYin : cán jì xiè kuāng