rob the owner while his house is on fire(chèn huǒ dǎ jié)

rob the owner while his house is on fire

Taking advantage of a fire to rob means to rob when someone is on fire. It refers to taking advantage of people's danger to seek personal gain. The use of the strategy of taking advantage of the fire and looting has never been limited in Chinese history. The characteristic of taking advantage of a fire to rob is to strike the other side decisively by taking advantage of the opportunity. And this plan extended to the commercial war of modern society, and was cleverly used many times, even caused a huge financial crisis.

Related idioms

Idiom information

[idiom usage] is more formal; it's a predicate; it has a derogatory meaning, and it's the same as taking advantage of others' danger

Interpretation of Idioms

[basic explanation] robbing when people are on fire, which means taking advantage of others' danger and taking advantage of it. It is a metaphor for taking advantage of others' nervousness and crisis to gain benefits or harm others. "He Dian" eighth: "the ghosts also took advantage of the fire, robbed a lot of things, a coax out." Li Jieren "big wave" the second chapter 8: "fear is that those bad things take advantage of the fire." Ma Feng's the sun is just out of the mountain: "he said that Liu Chenggui's family is also a poor farmer and a class brother. He can't see that other people have difficulties and should help his family through this difficulty."

The origin of Idioms

1. The 16th chapter of journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "it's money that moves people's heart. He doesn't fight a fire, and he doesn't call water. He takes the cassock, takes advantage of the fire, drags it back to yunbu, and goes through the cave." 2. "There are those who take advantage of fire and rob, but there are also temporary robbers. When someone is on fire, they make an appointment with one or two partners and rush into the house. When they see something, they take it, hold it, bear it or carry it. If the master rebukes him, he will send you to my family. Gai hastily set out to benefit others in danger. " (Xu Ke's the bandits of the Qing barnyard notes and the robbers of the Qing barnyard notes)

Analysis of Idioms

The difference between "taking advantage of fire" and "fishing in troubled waters" lies in the different sources. In one country and one foreign country, taking advantage of fire has a tendency to cheat, and fishing in troubled waters is more direct.

Examples of Idioms

1. "There are those who take advantage of the fire, but there are also temporary robbers. When someone is on fire, they make an appointment with one or two partners and rush into the house. When they see something, they take it, hold it, bear it or carry it. If the master rebukes him, he will send you to my family. Gai hastily set out to benefit others in danger. " (Xu Ke's "bandits and robbers of the Qing barnyard notes") (2) the 16th chapter of the journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "it's money that moves people's heart. He doesn't put out the fire, he doesn't call for water, he takes the cassock, takes advantage of the fire, drags it back to yunbu, and goes through the cave." By the time the police arrived, the hooligans had already escaped.

English explanation

The United States never wants to take advantage of its neighbors. Troops are being deployed to help with rescue and rescue.

Thirty six strategies

brief introduction

Take advantage of the fire to rob: This refers to taking advantage of people's fire to rob things. This is a metaphor for taking advantage of people's danger to make a profit. "Thirty six strategies", or "thirty six strategies", refers to the Thirty-six Strategies of Military Science in ancient China, which originated from the southern and Northern Dynasties and was written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a Book of war based on the excellent military thought and rich struggle experience in ancient China. It is one of the long cultural heritages of the Chinese nation.

appreciation

[original text] the enemy's harm is great. First, he takes advantage of the situation. Second, he is strong and gentle. [note] (1) the enemy's harm is great: harm refers to the difficulties and adversity encountered by the enemy. (2) Gangyu (hexagram name) rouye: it comes from the hexagram in the book of changes. He is the name of the hexagram. This hexagram is a superposition of different hexagrams. The upper hexagram is Dui, Dui is Ze; the lower hexagram is Qian, Qian is Tian. It means that there is a flood rising to heaven. "Yu" in "Yu" says: "Yu, definitely. Just decided to be soft. " The meaning of "to decide, to rush, to get rid of". Because Qian is the first hexagram of 64 hexagrams, Qian is heaven, and it's auspicious and auspicious. Therefore, the original meaning of this hexagram is to strive for the top, be vigorous and unyielding. The so-called "hard decision and soft" is the combination of the masculine hexagram Xiaqian and the feminine hexagram chongjue. This plan is to use "rigidity" to describe oneself and "softness" to describe the enemy. It means to take advantage of the danger of the enemy and win by taking advantage of the situation. When the enemy is in danger, he will take the opportunity to send troops to win. This is the strategy of a strong man to make a decisive decision, seize the favorable opportunity and subdue the enemy. This is the truth that can be found in the hexagram of the book of changes. [note] according to the ancient saying, if the enemy is inside, the land will be robbed; if the enemy is outside, the people will be robbed; if the enemy is inside, the country will be defeated. For example, the king of Yue took advantage of the fact that there was no crab rice left in Wu to attack, and the later soldiers took advantage of the fact that the northern Wu met the princes in Huangchi. The country was empty, so they helped him to win (Guoyu · Wuyu · Yueyu Part 2). [note] (1) crab rice: crab, crab. Seed, seed. Crabs and rice didn't even leave seeds, indicating that there was a serious drought and they were in danger. ② When the northern Wu Dynasty met the princes in Huangchi: Huangchi, the place name of the Central Plains. Wu, this is Fu Chai, king of Wu. Take advantage of the opportunity that King Fu Chai Liehuang pool of Wu met with the princes. ③ So pray: because, by virtue. Pray, pound, strike. Take advantage of this favorable opportunity to attack the enemy. this note concretizes the plan of "taking advantage of the fire to rob". The so-called "fire" refers to the difficulties and troubles of the other party. There are no more than two aspects of the enemy's difficulties, namely, internal worries and external troubles. Natural and man-made disasters, economic depression, people's livelihood, complaints, peasant uprising, civil war for years, are internal; foreign invasion, constant war, are external. If the enemy has internal troubles, he will occupy his territory; if the enemy has foreign troubles, he will fight for his people; if the enemy has internal troubles and foreign troubles, he will annex it as soon as possible. In a word, if we seize the critical moment when the enemy is in dire danger, we should move in as soon as possible, and we will surely win. The well-known fable "snipe and clam fight, and the fisherman gains", which is the image embodiment of "taking advantage of the fire to rob". the original idea of taking advantage of fire is to rob people's property when their house is on fire and they are in chaos and have no time to look after themselves. It's immoral to take advantage of others' danger. This plan used in military means: when the enemy is in trouble or crisis, it is necessary to take this opportunity to attack and subdue the enemy. "Sun Tzu · Shiji chapter" says: "take it in disorder," Du Mu of Tang Dynasty explained Sun Tzu's sentence, "if the enemy is confused, you can take it by chance." That's the truth.

source

"Taking advantage of fire to rob" is selected from "thirty six stratagems" or "thirty six stratagems", which refers to the thirty-six tactics of Military Science in ancient China. It originated from the northern and Southern Dynasties and was written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a Book of war based on the excellent military thought and rich struggle experience in ancient China. It is one of the long cultural heritages of the Chinese nation. "Thirty six stratagems" was written before the year of the book, and its etymology can be traced back to tan Daoji, the general of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty? In 436 AD), according to the biography of Wang Jingze in the book of the Southern Qi Dynasty, "the Thirty-six Strategies of Tan Gong are the best. Your father and son should only listen." It means that the defeat is certain and irreparable. Only to retreat is the best policy. In Song Dynasty Huihong's lengzhaiyehua: "thirty six stratagems, walking is the best stratagem.". At the end of Ming Dynasty and the beginning of Qing Dynasty, more people quoted it. So people with a heart collected books and compiled "thirty six stratagems". However, it is difficult to know when and who wrote this book. the original book is divided into six sets according to its title, namely, victory plan, enemy plan, attack plan, melee plan, merge plan and defeat plan. The first three sets are used for advantages, and the last three sets are used for disadvantages. Each set contains six pieces, a total of 36 pieces. The explanation after the name of each plan is based on the change of yin and Yang in the book of changes and the transformation of the antagonistic relations between the ancient strategists, such as hardness and softness, Qi Zheng, attack and defense, self, virtual reality, subject and object, which contains the elements of simple military dialectics. The notes after the explanation mostly cite the war cases before the Song Dynasty and the brilliant sentences of Sun Wu, Wu Qi, Wei Liaozi and other strategists. There are also general remarks and postscripts in the book. Thirty six stratagems are the summary of ancient Chinese strategists' stratagems and the precious heritage of military strategy. In order to facilitate people to memorize these thirty-six stratagems, a scholar composed a poem in order: Jin Yu Tan Gong CE, in order to catch robbers, fish and snakes laughing in the sea, sheep, tiger, peach and mulberry separated, trees dark away, empty cauldron, beautiful corpses on the roof, attacking Wei Lian and Guo.

Historical allusions

During the spring and Autumn period, Wu and Yue fought for supremacy and wars frequently. After a long war, Yue was defeated by Wu and had to bow to the throne. Gou Jian, king of Yue, was detained in the state of Wu and lost his freedom of movement. Gou Jian is determined to restore his country. He was born and gathered in ten years. He learned lessons in ten years. On the surface, he flattered Fu Chai, the king of Wu, in every way. Finally, he got Fu Chai's trust and was sent back to Yue. After returning to China, Gou Jian still submitted to the state of Wu, offering treasure every year and paralyzing Fu Chai. But at home, it is

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