Cut off one's share to heal one's family(gē gǔ liáo qīn)

Cut off one's share to heal one's family

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin means "g ē g ǔ Li á OQ ī n", which means that a filial son gives up his leg meat to treat his parents' diseases. come from

Idiom explanation

Thigh: thigh. It used to mean that a dutiful son gave up his leg to treat his parents' illness.

Idiom usage

As the subject and object.

Idiom story

The behavior of cutting shares can be seen in the records, the earliest in the pre Qin period. In Zhuangzi's chapter of stealing Zhi, Jiezhi's pushing and cutting stocks is to stop the hunger of Wengong in Jin Dynasty. It says: "Jiezhi's pushing and cutting stocks to eat Wengong." The object of cutting shares is the master. later, there were records about the legend and practice of Buddhist believers' sacrifice and support in the northern and Southern Dynasties, but their behavior was religious and had nothing to do with family affection. In the Tang Dynasty, the cutting of stocks was sometimes just a matter of friendship and friendship, but also had nothing to do with family. For example, Li Jizhi had nothing to do with his old friend Shan xiongxin. According to the biography of Li Jizhi in the old book of Tang Dynasty, he said: "in the early days, when Pingwang Shichong got his old friend Shan xiongxin, he was executed according to the law. According to the performance table, he said that his martial arts were superb. If he received it and died together, he would be grateful and could do his best for the country. Please redeem it with an official rank. When Emperor Gaozu refused to do so, he would mourn for the slaughter. He cut off the meat and ate it. He said, "life and death are eternal secrets. This meat belongs to the earth." Still adopting his son. " In the third year of Changqing (823), Wu Chongyin, a festival envoy, was ill, and the tooth General Wang Zhi cut the thigh meat for treatment. "On the day of his death, more than 20 soldiers cut the thigh meat as a sacrifice" (Biography of Wu Chongyin in the old book of Tang Dynasty). Similar to Wu Chongyin, who was supported by the officers and men, who cut off the stocks for treatment and sacrifice, it was also reflected in Cui Cong's body. When Cui Cong spent his time in Yangzhou, he avoided the fees of business transactions and increased the salaries of officials. Dahe six years (832) died in office, "under the stock of meat to sacrifice." (the biography of Cui Rong in the new book of the Tang Dynasty attached to Cui Cong) therefore, cutting shares can also be used as an expression of subordinates' love and respect for their superiors, or the people's love and respect for local officials. the objects of the above four kinds of stock cutting behaviors are not relatives. at present, the earliest records of severing one's shares to cure one's relatives are collected by Han Yu (768-824) and Liu Zongyuan (773-819) in the middle Tang Dynasty. In Han Yu's anthology, there are people's comments on the wrong of cutting stocks; in Liu Zongyuan's anthology, there are Xiaomen's inscriptions on cutting stocks in Anfeng County, Shouzhou. Although their positions are different, they are both the first authors to talk about the practice of severing one's shares to heal one's relatives. In the official history, it is the old Tang Shu written by Liu Xu (888-947) and others in the later Jin Dynasty that the earliest record of severing one's shares to cure one's relatives. In this book, Wang Youzhen, a hermit in Hanoi, huaizhou, is remembered? --716) when he was weak in the crown, "his mother was very ill, and the doctor said," only eating human flesh is bad. " When Wu Zetian heard about it, "she asked her family to examine it, and she especially praised her." According to the rumor, Wang Youzhen, who was over ninety years old, died in the fourth year of Kaiyuan (716). If he is 90 years old, Wang Youzhen cut stocks before the 20th year of Taizong Zhenguan (646). However, the example of Wang Youzhen is not the earliest, at least in the Tang Dynasty. At present, Zheng Xing, a native of Fenzhou in the first year of Zhenguan (627), was the earliest one to be praised for cutting shares in Tang Dynasty (see Wanli Shanxi Tongzhi · renrenxia · Fenzhou Fu · Xiao · Tang for details). He cut shares to cure his relatives at least in the first year of Zhenguan or in the Wude years of Gaozu (618-626). Chen Guoren, a native of Jinling County, piling County in the Sui Dynasty, is the earliest confirmed and undisputed case of severing one's shares to cure one's relatives. In the case of the county, Yang Ji, a doctor, was sent to honor him. No matter when it appeared, it is an indisputable fact that the phenomenon of severing one's shares to cure one's relatives was flourishing after the Tang Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : gē gǔ liáo qīn