show respect to a ranking official(fù nǔ qián qū)

show respect to a ranking official

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ù n ǔ Qi á NQ ū, which means carrying bow and arrow, opening the way first. The ancient ceremony of welcoming distinguished guests. It comes from the biography of Sima Xiangru in historical records by Sima Qian in the Western Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's biography of Sima Xiangru in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "when you come to Shu, the prefect of Shu will meet you in the suburbs, and the county magistrate will take the lead, so the people of Shu think you are in favor."

Idioms and allusions

Historical records volume 117 biographies of Sima Xiangru ~ 3046 ~ Xiangru returns. The Tang Dynasty and Mongolia had a little access to Yelang, because they had access to the southwest Yi Road, and they died in Ba, Shu and Guanghan. When he was two years old, he could not succeed. There were so many soldiers, so the cost was huge. The people of Shu and the people of Han said that it was inconvenient. At that time, the leader of qiongzuo heard that Nanyi and Hantong had received more rewards. He wanted to be concubines of his inner ministers, and invited officials to compare with Nanyi. When the emperor asked Xiangru, Xiangru said, "Qiong, Zuo, ran and Chu are near Shu, and the road is easy to pass. In the Qin Dynasty, they were prefectures and counties, but in the Han Dynasty, they stopped.". Today, chengfutong is a place for prefectures and counties. "The emperor thought it was, but he worshipped Xiangru as the general of Zhonglang and set up a festival envoy. The biography of vice envoys Wang ranyu, Huchong Kingdom, and lvyue people Chi Si Cheng was based on the fact that Bashu officials bribed Xiyi with coins. When it came to Shu, the prefect of Shu was welcomed by the lower suburbs, and the county magistrate was the forerunner. "Huo Qubing attacked Xiongnu, and he dongtaishou met the crossbow. Then the prince of Wei rescued Zhao and attacked Qin. The Qin army was removed, and the prince of Pingyuan took the arrow to welcome the prince in the world. 」

Idiom usage

In Lu Xun's book of pseudo freedom, Guandou: "but our fighters are different only to the foreign enemies: the near is" no resistance ", and the far is" vanguard " Chen Xuling of the Southern Dynasty argued with Wang Seng: "the county general, the State Department, the suburbs meet the crossbow." Song Kong Wu Zhong's poem "Gua Bu Zu Feng" said: "yesterday, incense was burned to pay homage to the Virgin Mary, and the Castle Peak bowed like a crossbow." In Pu Songling's Liaozhaizhiyi hailshen of the Qing Dynasty, "Li zuoche's Heavenly Master stabbed him in his arms and said," when he heard that he was coming, he would take the crossbow first. "

Chinese PinYin : fù nǔ qián qū