without a definite place for board or lodging -- make full use of the advantages offered(dōng shí xī sù)

without a definite place for board or lodging -- make full use of the advantages offered

Dongshixisu Pinyin: D ō ngsh í x ī s ù

It is from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Yingshao's Yiwenleiju (a collection of Arts and Culture) Volume 40 quoted the explanation of "Fengshitong": greedy people need all kinds of benefits. Usage: as predicate, attribute; metaphor is mercenary, insatiable.

essential information

[Pinyin] d ō ngsh í x ī s ù [source] in the Eastern Han Dynasty, yingshao's Yi Wen Lei Ju Volume 40 quoted "custom Tong". Ying Shao was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This article is selected from his "general sense of custom" (also known as "general sense of custom"). The content is mainly about the customs and things at that time, criticizing the social customs and superstitions at that time. A greedy man needs all kinds of benefits. [usage] is used as predicate and attribute; it is a metaphor for being greedy and greedy. Let's face it. Let's face it. Let's face it. Let's face it. Pu Songling's strange stories from a lonely studio Huang Ying in Qing Dynasty

Notes to the original text

As the saying goes: Qi people have women, two people seek to see. The master is ugly and rich, while the west is good and poor. Parents doubt that they can't make up their mind. They ask their daughter what they want. They can't criticize them. They are partial to others. I know that. The women are both in favor. Strange to ask the reason. He said, "if you want to eat in the East, you want to stay in the West." This is also the case of both sides. [note] 1. See: meet, here refers to propose. Good: beautiful appearance. Decision: decision. Shi: get married. 5. Denounce: direct call by name, which means impolite. 6. Favoritism: to show one's arm as a sign. Nudity: nudity. Take off your sleeves and show your arms. Reason: cause; cause. Doubt: hesitation. 9. Yes. Difficult to point out the speaker: it means difficult to point out by mouth. Decide: decide. 12. Custom: originally refers to custom. The popular saying here refers to folk legends. Want: want. He Yi: stable, stable. Example: calm down and take a close look at the source: Children's interest. He Yi: calm down. Example: when the prize rate of the third army, the north of the Central Plains. Source: chushibiao

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There was a family in the state of Qi who had a daughter and two families came to propose. The owner's man is ugly but his family is rich. The West's man is beautiful but his family is poor. Parents hesitated to make a decision, so they asked their daughter, "you decide who you will marry. If it's difficult to specify by yourself, you don't need to specify, just show your arm and let us know what you mean." The daughter bared her arms. When her parents were surprised, they asked her why. The daughter said, "I want to eat in my host's house and stay in my western house."

Discrimination

[main content] this fable mocks the insatiable. There is no good thing in the world, anything is not the best of both worlds, want to get good things, rely on their own efforts, to struggle to achieve their desire. [feeling] after reading the story of East food and West lodging, I think the human desire is endless, just like the girl in the story greedily wants to absorb the advantages of both families at the same time. There is nothing wrong with pursuing the best of both worlds, but we should also have a correct understanding of ourselves and correct our mentality. There is no good thing in the world. Nothing has the best of both worlds. This is also a satire on those who want to take advantage of everything and are insatiable with greed. It tells us that people should not be so greedy all the time. Contented people are always happy. The ancients said, "fish and bear paw can not have it both." when we want to bet on the big meal of life, we can only take the essence from it. Life is a time to give up and get in exchange!

About the author

Life of the characters

Ying Shao (about 153-196), a scholar of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was named Zhongyuan. Runan County Nantun county (now Nantun Town, Xiangcheng City, Henan Province) people. His father's name was Feng, and he was a famous official in the reign of emperor Huan (147-167). When he was young, Shao was eager to learn and learned a lot. In the reign of Emperor Ling (168-188), he was promoted as Xiaolian. Zhongping six years (189) to the first year of Xingping (194) as Taishan prefect, after Yuan Shao, died in Ye. Ying Shao is erudite and knowledgeable. He has 11 kinds of works and 136 volumes in his life. There are a lot of historical materials about Mount Tai in the general meaning of customs, such as the anecdotes about Mount Tai in the chapter of Fengtai Chan Liangfu, and the daimiao in the chapter of Wuyue, which are of great historical value. It is one of the earliest literary works of travel notes in China, which is compiled into the book of sacrifice in the later Han Dynasty and quoted by Ying Shao.

Related events

Ying Shao is a jurist and scholar. When he looked at the files of Emperor Han an (107-125), he found that yin Ci from Hejian and Shi Yu from Yingchuan should be executed for sitting and killing people. Yin Ci's brother Yin Chu and Shi Yu's mother asked the government to die on their behalf. Chen Zhong, the Secretary of state, had doubts about the case and was relieved. Ying Shao later pursued and refuted the correct model according to the law, wrote 30 refutations, and formulated laws and decrees as the rites of the Han Dynasty. Xiandi two years (190), Shao yuan Shaojun Mou Xiaowei. When Emperor Xian moved his capital to Xuchang, because of the chaos of war, the old chapter was obliterated, and the secretaries were rare, so he was filled with sighs and sighs. Therefore, he collected what he saw and heard, and wrote "Han Guan Yi Li", "Lu Lue", "Chun Qiu Duan Yu" and so on. All the imperial court systems and hundred official classics were also established by Ying Shao. At the beginning, when his father should be regarded as Sili, he ordered the government to select and report the predecessors' Xiang Zan, and Ying Shao linked his name list as the Zhuangren Ji. He also talked about his actions at that time. He wrote the preface to the collection of Chinese and Han Dynasties and the general meaning of Customs in order to distinguish the names of things and explain the suspicion of customs. Although his works are not classical, later generations are full of knowledge. All the hundred and thirty-six works and Jijie Yinyi of Hanshu were handed down to later generations, and later died in Anyang mansion. Ziyu and Zhui are both well-known for their literary talent, and they are well-known in the seven generations. There is a biography of yingshao in Houhanshu.

Contribution Summary

Ying Shao's life is rich in works, there are 30 refutations, and the development of laws and regulations for the Han ceremony. The main works on the etiquette system include the story of official etiquette in the Han Dynasty, lulue, Chunqiu Duanyu, Zhuangren Ji, Zhonghan Jixu, etc. In addition, Ying Shao also collected and interpreted Han Shu. He is the author of "general meaning of Customs" which includes etiquette and historical geography.

Chinese PinYin : dōng shí xī sù