The duck is short and the crane is long(fú duǎn hè cháng)

The duck is short and the crane is long

Fu short and he long, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ú Du ǎ NH è ch á ng, which means Fu Ti short and he Ti long. It's different in length. In general, it refers to the imbalance of surplus and deficiency. From Zhuangzi Ji Shi.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan · Guan Hanqing's "Qiao pai'er" divertimento: "when it's dark at dawn, what's red is food and clothing. "You can't walk."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: uneven antonym: uniform

Idiom usage

In Ming guiyouguang's collection of Mr. Zhenchuan, Volume 7, with Shen Jingfu: "Fu is short and he is long, but he is sad. What is it like? "

Idioms and allusions

The source of the book "Zhuangzi Ji Shi" in volume 4 "waipian Shu" is that the person who is upright does not lose his life. Therefore, the combination is not parallel, while the branch is not Cuan; the elder is not redundant, and the shorter is not insufficient. Therefore, although the shin of a duck is short, it will be sad if it is continued; while the shin of a crane is long, it will be sad if it is broken. Therefore, the long nature is not broken, the short nature is not continued, and there is nothing to worry about. The meaning of benevolence and righteousness is not human! How worried are those people? Cheng xuanyingshu, Tang Dynasty: "a duck is a duck. Cranes, owls and so on. Shins, feet. According to the principle of nature, although the shapes of Pavilion poison are different, the shapes of Pavilion poison are different. However, those who are confused want to cut off the length of the crane and continue the length of the Fu. They are deeply obedient to nature and lose their nature, so they are sad. The so-called right way is not against the truth that things are in their proper places and conform to nature. Therefore, it is said that in a piece is not concurrent, and the side branch is not redundant, long is not redundant, short is not insufficient. Therefore, although the leg of a wild duck is very short, if it is long enough, it will be painful; while the leg of a crane is very long, if it is cut off, it will be painful. Things are too long to be truncated at will. Things are too short to be lengthened at will. In this way, there is no need to eliminate worries. Gee! I'm afraid benevolence and righteousness are not the inherent true feelings of human beings, are they? How can those who advocate benevolence and righteousness worry so much? A duck, a wild duck; a shin, a foot. Ducks have short legs, cranes have long legs. Later, he used the word "Fu short and he long" to refer to the lack of balance. Also refers to the length of both nature, can not be violated.

Chinese PinYin : fú duǎn hè cháng