Bachelor of wine fighting(dǒu jiǔ xué shì)

Bachelor of wine fighting

Bachelor of wine fighting, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ǒ Uji ǔ Xu é sh ì, which means literati or famous officials who drink a lot. It comes from the biography of Wang Ji in the book of the new Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Wang Ji in the book of the new Tang Dynasty, "in the past, the official was waiting for the imperial edict to go down to the province. The story is that the official gave three liters of wine. Or ask: "why is it evil to wait for imperial edicts?" The answer is: "good wine can love ears." When Chen Shuda heard about it, he gave him a fight every day. He was called "Bachelor of wine fighting."

Idiom usage

As an object, it refers to the appellation of a scholar or official who drinks a lot. example he had a reputation as a Bachelor of wine fighting.

Idiom story

Wang Ji, born at the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, is the founder of five character poems. He has written many five temperament and five unique works, and has a place in the history of Chinese literature. He is famous for his drinking habit. He claims that he can drink five Dou a day instead of chaos, so he takes the name "Mr. Wudou". Wang Ji not only learned to be rich but also learned to be good at drinking. As long as someone invites him to drink, no matter he is poor or rich, no matter he is expensive or cheap, he will accompany him and drink happily. all his life, he has been a small official. Every time he seeks a job or resigns, he is not for fame or money, but for wine.. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he was awarded the title of governor of Liuhe County, Yangzhou, because he had won the title of Ju Ren and could have been an official in the capital. However, he thought there were too many rules for him. He didn't drink casually and asked to go to another place on the pretext of illness. When he got to his position, he kept his hand on the glass and his mouth on the wine. He was drunk all day, and he was delirious. He had many problems and was negligent of his duty, so he was repeatedly impeached. If he didn't make good self-criticism, he was so angry that he piled up his salary outside the county gate and took advantage of the night to escape in a light boat. When Sui Dynasty died and Tang Dynasty prospered, he came out to work again. As a relic of the Sui Dynasty, I worked as an emissary of Shizhao's lower province. I was happy every day. His younger brother didn't understand, so Wang Ji said, although I didn't earn two dollars when I was an official, and I was lonely and bored, but I sent three liters of good wine every day, which is what I wanted. Chen Shuda, an old friend of Wang Ji, who is in charge of salary in the personnel department, said, "how can three liters of wine keep such a talent as Wang Ji?" As a result, Wang Ji got the nickname of "Bachelor of wine fighting", which was not only well-known, but also well-known in history. In this way, he drank a bucket of official wine every day. When the time of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty came, a bucket of wine could not keep him. The "iron wine bowl" was no longer needed, and he had to resign and change jobs. It turned out that Jiaoge, the historian of taiyuefu at that time, was very good at wine making. He begged for it and insisted on following Jiaoge. In fact, "Sima Zhao's heart is well known to all." he smelled the wine of Jiao family. At first, Jiao Ge said that there was no corresponding position, so he could not arrange it. later, he couldn't bear the pain of death and was deeply attached to it, so he set up an assistant for him. In fact, it's a casual job. Just mind his wine. I don't want to die in a few months. Mrs. Jiao Yuanshi read Wang jishicheng and sent people to deliver wine every day. A year later, Mrs. Jiao Ge went with her husband and died. Wang Ji held the empty wine jar and sighed to the heaven, "God won't let me have enough wine!" he resigned as his assistant and returned home with the title. Ye luogui came back to his roots and began to live as a hermit from then on.

Chinese PinYin : dǒu jiǔ xué shì