make a clean break with(guǎn níng gē xí)

make a clean break with

"Guan Ning Bu Xi" is a story in Shi Shuo Xin Yu, a novel written by Liu Yiqing in the Southern Dynasty.

Interpretation of Idioms

Guan ningbu Xi (pinyin: Gu ǎ NN í NGG ē x í) comes from new sayings of the world, the first virtue, which refers to the complete break of friendship between friends, the termination of communication, or the termination of friends who have different aspirations and different ways.

Related people

Guan Ning: in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guan Ning (158-241 A.D.), whose name is You'an, was born in zhuxu, Beihai county (now Linqu, Shandong Province). Guan Zhong's descendants, from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, were eager to learn from childhood, full of classics, and did not admire fame and wealth. Huaxin, Pingyuan and Bing in Tongxian county were originally named Yilong, Huaxin as the leader, Bing as the belly of the dragon and guanning as the tail of the dragon. At that time, the famous people, later because of the disgust of Huaxin, spread the story of sitting at the table. He taught all his life and lived in Liaodong. Guan Ning had a lot of scholars in the late Han Dynasty, and had a wide influence. He declined to be appointed by the imperial court many times. Huaxin: in the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was born in the high Tang Dynasty (now southwest of Yucheng, Shandong Province), with the name of Ziyu (157-232 A.D.). From the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period, he was a famous scholar and Wei situ in the Three Kingdoms period. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty took Xiaolian as a doctor and then went to an official because of illness. Later he Jin was called up as shangshulang. In the war of Guandu, Cao Cao "expressed the emperor's desire for Xin", took up the post of Yilang, took part in the military affairs of the air force, became a minister, and then turned to serve as a minister instead of Xun Yu. Cao Cao denounced Sun Quan as "a military adviser". Later he served as the censor doctor. After Cao Pi became king, he paid homage to the prime minister and granted the title of Marquis of Anle. Later he was appointed situ. Wei Ming emperor ascended the throne, and Jin Dynasty was granted the title of Bo Ping marquis. His posthumous title was king Hou.

Source of allusion

New sayings of the world · morality · new sayings of the world is a novel which mainly describes the anecdotes of the characters in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It was written by Liu Yiqing (403-444), the Linchuan king of the Liu Song clan in the Southern Dynasty, and annotated by Liu Jun of the Liang Dynasty. Liu Jun's annotation book is divided into ten volumes. Today's biography book is divided into three volumes. It is divided into 36 branches, such as morality, speech, politics, literature, founder and elegance. There are more than 1000 pieces in the book, recording the anecdotes of celebrities and nobles from the end of Han Dynasty to Liu Song Dynasty.

original text

Guan Ning and Hua Xin hoed vegetables in the garden. Seeing that there is a piece of gold in the ground, the hoe is the same as the tile stone, which is caught and thrown away. Also taste the same seat reading, there are by Xuan crown door, would rather read as before, Xin waste book out of view. I'd rather split my seats and say, "I'm not my friend. " - (Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty) Liu Yiqing's new sayings of the world: the first virtue

translation

Guan Ning and Hua Xin hoe in the garden together. Seeing a piece of gold on the ground, Guan Ning still waves his hoe, which is the same as seeing tiles and stones. Hua Xin happily picks up the piece of gold, but after seeing Guan Ning's look, he throws it away. Once upon a time, two people were sitting on the same mat reading. A man in a dress just passed by the door in a car with a shed. Guan Ning was still reading as before, but Hua Xin put down his book and went out to watch. Guan Ning cut the mat and Hua Xin sat separately, said: "you are not my friend."

interpretation

Through the different performances of Guan Ning and Hua Xin when they hoe vegetables to see Jin and Xuan Mian, this paper shows their high moral character. It was originally the eleventh in virtue. the evolution of idioms [cut the mat to break the friendship] mat: sit, straw mat. Cut the seats open and sit separately. It's a metaphor for breaking up a friend.

experience

So far, the story of "Guan Ning's secession" has been spread, and people have been promoting Guan Ning as a model of not admiring glory and not greedy for money. But Guan Ning can't treat his friends in two. He just takes a one-sided attitude. Guan Ning broke up with his friends because the details of his friends didn't meet his own standards. He was a bit demanding of others. However, Hua Xin was greedy of vanity, so we can't blame Guan Ning for cutting off his duties. we should choose like-minded friends, study attentively, cultivate friends and make friends cautiously.

Inspiration from Idioms

1. We should not be too arbitrary in doing things. We should observe more and don't draw conclusions easily. Only in this way can we do better. 2. Don't be confused by money and reputation, lose yourself, otherwise it's hard to make good friends.

brief introduction

Shi Shuo Xin Yu is a novel which mainly describes the anecdotes of the characters in Wei and Jin Dynasties. It was written by Liu Yiqing (403-444), the Linchuan king of the Liu Song clan in the Southern Dynasty, and annotated by Liu Jun of the Liang Dynasty. Liu Jun's annotation is divided into ten volumes, and his biography is divided into three volumes. It is divided into thirty-six branches, such as morality, speech, political affairs, literature, founder and magnanimity. There are more than one thousand pieces in the book, which record the anecdotes of celebrities and nobles from the late Han Dynasty to the Liu Song Dynasty. They are mainly about the comments of the characters, empty talk and witty response. in the process of spreading, many titles appeared in Shishuo Xinyu, such as Shishuo, Shishuo Xinshu, Xinyu, Shishuo Xinyu, etc. This is the earliest title of Shishuo. The song version of Shishuo Xinyu is attached to Wang Zao's xulu, which says: "Li's version of Shishuo Xinyu has three volumes and thirty-six chapters, written by Gu yewang." Gu yewang (519-581) was born between Liang and Chen in the Southern Dynasty, and the name of Shishuo Xinshu was found here. Until the Tang Dynasty, the titles of Shishuo Xinshu (which can be seen in Duan Chengshi's Youyang Zazu) and Shishuo Xinyu (which can be seen in Liu Zhiji's Shitong) can be found in historical books. Since the Song Dynasty, this book has been collectively referred to as Shishuoxinyu since it was edited by Yan Shu. The original name of Shishuo Xinyu was Shishuo. It was written by Liu Xiang in the Han Dynasty (the original book was lost). In order to distinguish it from Liu Xiang's, it was also called Shishuo Xinyu. It was changed to its current name after the Song Dynasty. It is listed in the note novels in the book of Sui. Liu Yiqing's biography of Liu daogui, a Book of Song Dynasty, says that he is "simple in nature", "fond of literary meaning" and "will come near and far to attract literary talents". Although the individual facts recorded in the book are not accurate, they reflect the ideological style of the aristocratic families, and preserve historical materials of society, politics, ideology, literature, language, etc., which are of great value.

author

Liu Yiqing (403-444) was a Han nationality from Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province). Ji Bo, a writer of the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said in the book of the Song Dynasty that he was "simple in nature and few in lust". Love literature, widely recruit scholars of literature, gather in the door. Liu Song's clan was granted the title of Linchuan king and was appointed governor of Jingzhou for 8 years. Later, he served as the governor of Jiangzhou. One year later, he was angry with Emperor Wen for his sympathy for the demoted official Wang Yikang. He was transferred back to Beijing and was appointed as the governor, governor and Kaifu Yitong. Before long, he died of illness and died in Jiankang (today's Nanjing) in 444 A.D. Liu Yiqing had outstanding talent since he was a child and loved literature. In addition to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, you Ming Lu is also a novel about supernatural beings. He was born in Pengcheng, Song Dynasty, and lived in Jingkou. Liu Yiqing was the nephew of Liu Yu, Emperor Wu of Song Dynasty, and the second son of Liu Daolian, King Jing of Changsha. His uncle Liu daogui, King Linchuan, had no son. Liu Yiqing was the nephew of Emperor Wu of Liu Song Dynasty. He was outstanding among the kings and was highly valued. （1） During the period of Jing Yin (15-30 years old), Liu Yiqing came all the way to pingbu Qingyun at the age of 15. He was in charge of the books and works of the country. He had the opportunity to get in touch with the Royal classics and lay a good foundation for the compilation of Shi Shuo Xin Yu. At the age of 17, he was promoted to the position of minister Zuo pushe (equivalent to the Deputy Prime Minister) and became an extremely important official. However, his uncle Liu Yu was the first to usurp and kill the imperial clan They kill each other. Therefore, Liu Yiqing was also afraid of unexpected disaster. At the age of 29, he begged for an external transfer to remove Zuo pushe. （2） During the period of Jingzhou (30-37 years old), Liu Yiqing served as the governor of Jingzhou. Jingzhou is an important town in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. It has lived a stable life for eight years. （3） During the Jiangnan period (37-41 years old), Liu Yiqing served as the governor of Jiangzhou and the governor of Yanzhou. At the age of 38, he began to compile a new account of the world, and had frequent contacts with scholars and monks at that time. He died in Beijing at the age of 41. Liu Yiqing is a man of "simplicity for sex, less lust and love for literature", and can be called a scholar politician. Although he held important posts all his life, his achievements were not good enough. Apart from his lack of enthusiasm, the most important thing was his unwillingness to get involved in the power struggle of the Liu Song royal family.

Related events

At the age of 13, he was granted the title of Duke of Nanjun, and later passed on to his uncle Liu daogui, king of Linchuan, so he was granted the title of king of Linchuan. Liu Yiqing was fond of literature when he was a child. He was very clever and trusted by Emperor Wu and Emperor Wen of Song Dynasty. Shi Shuo Xin Yu is a collection of sketches. It not only records the talks and anecdotes of the gentry from the Han and Wei dynasties to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, but also reflects the thought, life and the atmosphere of free talk of the literati at that time. Its language is concise and its words are vivid. Therefore, it has been loved and valued by the literati since it was published. Dramas and novels such as Guan Hanqing's Zaju "Yu Jing Tai" and Luo Fu's works Guanzhong's Romance of the three kingdoms also often looks for materials from it. Of course, because Liu Yiqing was in Yangzhou at that time and heard a lot of local people's stories and folklores, some stories that happened in Yangzhou at that time were recorded in Shishuoxinyu. For example, the familiar idiom "aggressive strange thing" comes from the fact that Yin Hao, a Chinese military general who once served as Jianwu general and Yangzhou governor, was abandoned as a civilian. He never said a word of complaint and just used his fingers to write and draw in the air every day. The officials in Yangzhou observed in secret along his strokes and saw that he was only writing "aggressive strange things". We all know that he borrowed this kind of method

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