a man of distinction always has a poor memory(guì rén duō wàng)

a man of distinction always has a poor memory

A noble man forgets much

Gu ì R é NDU à w à ng

A person of high status. A person of high status is often absent from old friends or sneers at forgetfulness.

Used as an attribute or object; used to sneer

A noble man forgets many things and a noble man forgets many things

[rhyme words] Wan Chenggong's prime minister is simple and straightforward, making waves, acting like a good man, ready to bloom, recovering the army and killing the general, breaking the wind and waves, leaving the general in the west of the pass, leaving the prime minister in the east of the pass, empty and empty

The origin of Idioms

If you forget too many noble people, and your country's scholars are in trouble, you will be surprised. You will be in the cabinet side by side with the king, and you will look at each other, and the public will regret and thank you. Will you be able to make your servant better than the king? Wang Dingbao's "Tang Zhiyan · Qi hen" in Five Dynasties

Idiom story

In the Tang Dynasty, although Wang lingran was a Jinshi, he didn't give any official position. He thought about how to get into the officialdom day and night. He remembered that he had been in contact with Gao Changyu, the imperial censor, but forgot him when he became an official. So he wrote to him. In the letter, he threatened that if he forgot his friend because he became an official, he would give him a tit for tat in the future.

Examples of Idioms

1. How dare I just be an official and forget too much. Yuan · Gong Dayong's fourth discount of fan Zhang Jishu 2: "ah, you are proud now - you have a higher status, more friends and more noble people. No wonder you can't remember my old classmate and friend.

Chinese PinYin : guì rén duō wàng