Take advantage of the opportunity(guà xí wéi mén)

Take advantage of the opportunity

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu à x í w é im é n, which means hermit's residence. It also describes poverty or poor living. It's from the family of Prime Minister Chen in historical records.

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attributive; used in poor life example Zhumao as a room, as a door. Preface to Yang Jiong's poem of seeking Yang's trapped residence in Tang Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

Chen Ping, the Prime Minister of the early Han Dynasty, was fond of reading. Before he made his fortune, his family was very poor and hung a broken mat.

Idioms and allusions

Dian yuan, Volume 56 of historical records, the family of Prime Minister Chen, is a native of Huzhe in Yangwu. When he was young, he was poor and good at studying. He had 30 mu of land and lived alone with his brother and uncle. Bo Chang ploughed the land and made a study tour. Ping grows up beautiful. Chen Ping said, "if you are poor, why should you be rich? His sister-in-law was jealous of Pingzhi's neglect of family production and said, "I also eat fish. It's better to have nothing than uncle. When Bo heard of it, he expelled his wife and abandoned him. He could get a wife. The rich would not marry him, and the poor would be ashamed. For a long time, the rich had Zhang negative. Zhang negative's daughter and grandson married five times, but her husband died frequently. No one dared to marry him. I want to get it. There are funerals in the city. If you are poor, you can serve the funerals first and then. When Zhang negative saw the place of mourning, he only looked at Wei Ping, so he went later. Negative with Ping to his home, home is negative Guo poor lane, to die seat for the door, but outside the door there are many elderly ruts. Zhang Qigui called his son Zhong and said, "I want to give my daughter and grandson to Chen Ping. Zhang Zhong said, "there is nothing to do in poverty. A county laughs at what it has done. What can it do for women? "Negative said:" the inherent beauty of people, such as Chen Ping and long poor people? "The soldier and the girl. In order to help the poor, they borrowed money to hire women who were rich in wine and meat. He admonished his grandson and said, "don't be poor. Therefore, people are not sincere. He is a father to his brother and a mother to his sister-in-law. Since he married Zhang's daughter, he made use of his wealth and traveled widely. Chen Ping, Prime Minister of Chen, is a native of Huzhou, Yangwu county. When he was young, his family was poor and he liked to read. He had 30 mu of land and only lived with his brother Chen Bo. Chen Boping often cultivated land at home and allowed him to study abroad. Chen Ping is tall and handsome. Someone said to Chen Ping, "your family is so poor. What makes you look so big after eating? "Chen Ping's sister-in-law resented Chen Ping for not caring for his family and engaging in labor and production." it's just eating rice bran and swallowing vegetables. It's better not to have such a little brother-in-law. "When Chen Bo heard these words, he drove away his wife and abandoned her. When Chen Ping grows up, it's time to marry his daughter-in-law. No one from a rich family will marry his daughter to him. Chen Ping is ashamed to marry his daughter-in-law from a poor family. After a long time, there was a rich man named Zhang negative in Huzhou. His granddaughter married five times, and her husband died. No one dared to marry her again. Chen Ping wants to marry her. There are people in villages and towns running funerals. Because of his poor family, Chen Ping went to help with the funerals. By going early and returning late, he got more money to supplement his family. Zhang Yin met him at the bereaved house and fell in love with Chen Ping, a tall and burly man. For this reason, Chen Ping left the bereaved house very late. Once, Zhang Ying followed Chen Ping to Chen's home. Chen's home was in a remote alley near the outer city wall. He took a broken seat and turned it into a door. But there were many wheel marks left by noble people outside. After returning home, Zhang said to his son Zhang Zhong, "I'm going to marry my granddaughter to Chen Ping. "Zhang Zhong said:" Chen Ping is poor and does not engage in productive labor. People in the whole county laugh at what he has done. Why did he marry his daughter to him? "Zhang said," how can a person like Chen Ping be poor and humble for a long time? "I finally married my granddaughter to Chen Ping. Because of Chen pingqiong, Zhang's family lent him money to hire him and gave him money to buy a banquet to get married. Zhang told his granddaughter, "don't serve others carelessly because the Chen family is poor. Serve your elder brother Chen Bo as you serve your father, and your sister-in-law as you serve your mother. "After Chen Ping married a Zhangjia woman, he became more and more wealthy and had more and more friends.

Idiom story

At the end of the Qin Dynasty and the beginning of the Han Dynasty, Chen Ping's family was very poor. With a broken mat, he became a teacher under the support of Zhang negative. He went to Wei Wangjiu, Xiang Yu and Liu Bang successively. Liu Bang thought that he was a talented person, so he appointed him as the Marquis and Prime Minister of Qu Ni. He made great contributions to the stability and consolidation of the Han Dynasty six times.

Chinese PinYin : guà xí wéi mén