Dogs steal and chickens crow(gǒu dào jī míng)

Dogs steal and chickens crow

The Chinese idiom, G ǒ UD à OJ ī m í ng, is a metaphor with subtle skills and metaphor of furtive. It comes from the poem Shi Huaizu by Yuan Haowen.

Idioms and allusions

original text

In Shiji, Volume 75, biography of mengchang Jun, in the 25th year of King min of Qi Dynasty, he made mengchang Jun enter Qin Dynasty after his death, and King Zhao took mengchang Jun as the Prime Minister of Qin Dynasty. People may say that King Zhao of Qin said, "Mencius is a wise man, and the Qi people are also good. Today, the Prime Minister of Qin must be Qi first and then Qin. Qin is in danger." So King Zhao of Qin was stopped. He imprisoned mengchang and tried to kill him. Mengchang made people arrive at King Zhao Xingji. Xingji said, "I'd like to have your fox white fur." At this time, mengchang had a fox white fur, straight gold, unparalleled in the world, into the Qin Xianzhi Zhao king, no other fur. If you are in trouble with mengchang, you can't answer all the questions. At the bottom of the table, there was a person who could be a dog thief and said, "I can get fox white fur." It is night for the dog, in order to enter the Qin palace Zang, take the fox white fur to offer to the king of Qin Xingji. Fortunately, Ji was the king of Zhao, who released mengchang. Mengchangjun came to the conclusion, that is, to gallop away, more seal pass, change name to pass. It's midnight at Hangu pass. King Zhao of Qin regretted that he had left mengchang and asked for it, even if he was expelled by others. Mengchangjun is the most important one, and the crowing of chickens is the way to pass. Mengchangjun is afraid to catch up with the crowing of chickens, so the crowing of chickens is the way to pass. When it comes out, it's like eating. It's crucial for the Qin Dynasty to pursue the fruit. After mengchang's coming out, it's time to return. In the beginning, the emperor mengchang listed these two people among his guests, who were all ashamed. In addition, the emperor mengchang was in trouble in the Qin Dynasty, so they were killed. Since then, all customers have been satisfied.

translation

In the 25th year of King min of Qi, he finally sent mengchangjun to the state of Qin. Qin Zhaowang immediately appointed mengchangjun as the Prime Minister of the state of Qin. Some of the officials advised the king of Qin: "mengchang is indeed virtuous, but he is also the same ancestor of the king of Qi. Now he is the Prime Minister of the state of Qin. He must plan for the state of Qi first, and then consider the state of Qin. The state of Qin is in danger." So King Zhao of Qin removed the Prime Minister of mengchang. He imprisoned mengchang and tried to kill him. Knowing that the situation was critical, mengchang sent someone to see Zhao Wang's concubine and ask for help. The concubine made a condition and said, "I hope to get the white fox fur of mengchang." When mengchang came here, he had a white fox fur, which was worth thousands of gold. There was no other fur in the world. When he arrived in the state of Qin, he presented it to King Zhao, and there was no other fur. Mr. mengchang was worried about it. After asking all the guests, no one could think of a way. "I can get that white fox fur," said a man who was poor but could steal things in dog's fur So that night, disguised as a dog, he went into the warehouse of the Qin palace, took out the fox white fur for King Zhao, and gave it back to his concubine. After the concubine got it, he interceded with the king of Zhao for mengchang, and the king of Zhao released him. After his release, mengchang fled by express train, changed his exit certificate, changed his name and escaped from Chengguan. In the middle of the night, we arrived at Hangu pass. King Zhao regretted that he had sent out mengchang and looked for him again. He had already escaped, so he immediately sent someone to chase him. Mengchang Jun and his party arrived at Hangu pass. According to the Customs Law, only when the chickens crow can they let the guests out of Hangu pass. Mengchang Jun was afraid that the pursuers would be very anxious. One of the guests with poor ability could learn to crow. As soon as he learned to crow, the nearby chickens crowed together and immediately showed his certificate to escape from Hangu pass. After leaving the pass for a meal, the pursuers of the state of Qin arrived at Hangu pass, but they had to go back because they were behind mengchang. At the beginning, when mengchang arranged these two people among the guests, the guests felt ashamed and shameless. When mengchang was in the state of Qin, they finally rescued him by these two people. From then on, the guests all admired the way that mengchang Jun recruited all the guests.

The origin of Idioms

Jin Yuanhao asked the poem "Shi Huaizu": "dogs steal and chickens crow are useful, how about crane, Fu and short fruit?"

Idiom usage

Lin zhixia's poem gaoxuanguo: "in ten years, there have been a lot of chivalrous people traveling in the lake and the sea, so it's impossible for dogs to steal and chickens to sing." Lu Cai of Ming Dynasty wrote "the story of the Pearl · Jianghui": "why should dogs steal and chickens crow when they leave the pass?" Chapter 17 of the biography of heroes and Heroines: "revenge is a matter of being open and aboveboard and seeing the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. Why do you have to wait for dogs to steal and chickens to crow and hide?"

Related stories

King Zhao had a favorite concubine. As long as the concubine said one thing, King Zhao would never say two. Mengchang sent for her help. The concubine agreed on the condition that she would take Qi's unique fox white fur (a fur coat made of white fox armpit fur) as reward. It's very difficult for mengchang Jun, because as soon as he arrived in the state of Qin, he presented this fox white fur to King Zhao of Qin. Just then, a door said, "I can get fox white fur!" Then he left. It turns out that this disciple is the best at stealing things. He first found out the situation and knew that King Zhao loved the fox fur so much that he couldn't bear to wear it for a moment and put it in the boutique storeroom in the palace. He took advantage of the moonlight, escaped the patrol's eyes, and easily got into the storage room to steal the fur. The concubine was very happy to see hubaiqiu. She tried every means to persuade King Qin Zhao to give up the idea of killing mengchangjun, and prepared to bid farewell to him in two days and send him back to the state of Qi. He did not dare to wait another two days. He immediately led his men to ride eastward. It was midnight when we arrived at Hanguguan (the east gate of the state of Qin at that time, located in Lingbao County, Henan Province). According to the laws and regulations of the state of Qin, Hanguguan opens every day when chickens crow. How can chickens crow in the middle of the night? When we were worried, we only heard a few "Oh, oh, oh" roosters crowing. Then, all the roosters outside the gate of the city crowed. It turned out that another disciple of mengchangjun would learn to crow like a chicken, and the chicken would crow as soon as it heard the first crow. Why did the chicken crow before sleep? Although the soldiers felt strange, they had to get up, open the door and let them out. at dawn, King Zhao of Qin learned that mengchang and his party had fled, and immediately sent men and horses to pursue them. They have been out of Hangu pass for a long time. Mengchangjun fled back to the state of Qi by relying on the scholars of jiminggoujiao.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: jiminggoujiao [antonym]: aboveboard

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