lofty ambition(hóng hú zhī zhì)

lofty ambition

The ambition of a swan is a Chinese word. Pinyin is h ó NGH ú zh ì, which means a metaphor for lofty ambition. It comes from "the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family · Shi Rong" and "historical records · Chen she's family".

The origin of Idioms

"Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, Shi Rong:" the spirit of a man's galloping horse, the ambition of a swan, and those who have a command of the people's heart, are sincere. " "Ho ho! The bird knows the ambition of the swan

Idiom usage

According to the talent of Yingjie, it's more formal; it's subject and object; it's commendatory. (yuan · Zheng Dehui's "Wang can ascends the tower" first fold); "Lu's spring and Autumn Annals · Shi Rong" says: "a man's courage is lofty and lofty, and his ambition is lofty. He who has a command to the people's heart is sincere." "Ho ho! The bird knows the ambition of the swan In Tang Dynasty, Lu Zhao's Ode to the dance of the galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping galloping The first fold of "Wang can ascends the tower" written by Zheng Guangzu in Yuan Dynasty: "a great man's ambition depends on the talent of a hero." It is also a record of the great swan. In the biography of Zhang Ding and Zhang Yu in the northern history, it is said that "when he is depressed, he will know that there are swans in his mind." Lu You, Song Dynasty, wrote a poem in an Zhong Za Shu: "stop farming, go up the ambition of the swan, and the sound of the Phoenix and the Luan in the Changxiao mountain." Yu Dafu's poem "I don't know when to rush back to China before autumn when diplomats try to be reprimanded" says: "the sparrow doesn't know the ambition of the swan, and the Phoenix cherishes the feather wound!"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: ambition, ambition; antonym: mediocrity, idleness, ambition

Idiom story

Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, unified the six states and established the first unified multi-ethnic feudal state, the Qin Dynasty, calling itself the first emperor. In order to resist the Xiongnu, Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, sent 300000 troops and recruited hundreds of thousands of people; in order to develop the south, he mobilized 300000 soldiers and people. He also used 700000 prisoners to build a huge and luxurious Afang palace. During the reign of Emperor Qin II, cruel punishment, heavy taxes and various corvee were carried out, which made the peasants homeless and their families destroyed. He also carried out large-scale construction and expeditions everywhere, leading to people's livelihood and complaints. In 209 BC, the first national peasant uprising broke out in Chinese history, led by two poor peasants, one was Chen Sheng, the other was Wu Guang. Chen Sheng, Zishe, was born in Yangcheng (now Dengfeng, Henan Province). When he was young, due to the poverty of his family, he used to be a farmer and cultivated land for others. Once, Chen Sheng threw his farm tools on the ridge of the field and was in a daze. All of a sudden, he said to the people who were farming with him: if we all become rich in the future, we should never forget these poor brothers who were farming together. After listening to Chen Sheng's words, some people think about their position of being poor, oppressed and exploited, and smile and say: how can you be rich when you are a farmer for others? Chen she sighed and said: the sparrow knows the ambition of the swan. Chen Sheng means that how can the little sparrow understand the lofty ambition of the swan! In July 209 BC, local officials of Yangcheng (now Southeast of Dengfeng, Henan Province) sent two officers to detain 900 strong men to Yuyang (now southwest of Miyun, Beijing) to guard the border. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were also included in the list. However, during the March, the army suddenly encountered heavy rain, and the road was flooded, unable to March. The laws of the Qin Dynasty were very harsh. If the civil servants were delayed, they would be beheaded. Let's see it's raining all the time. We are so anxious that we don't know what to do. Chen Sheng said: "to delay is to die. To rise up to revolt is also to die. It's better to rise up to revolt than to die. The common people have had enough of the hardships of the Qin Dynasty. It's said that II was a little son, and he was not allowed to be emperor at all. Fusu was the one who should ascend the throne, and everyone sympathized with him. Besides, Xiang Yan, the great general of the state of Chu, had made great contributions, and everyone knew that he was a hero. Now we don't know whether he was dead or alive. If we call on the whole world in the name of Fu Su and Xiang Yan, the people of Chu will certainly respond to us. " Everyone agrees. Wu Guang fully agrees with Chen Sheng. In order to make everyone believe them, they used the superstition of ghosts and gods at that time and came up with some strategies. They took a piece of white silk, wrote "Chen Shengwang" on it with cinnabar, and stuffed it into the belly of a fish netted by someone else. The soldiers bought the fish, cut it open and found the words on the silk. They were very surprised. In the middle of the night, Wu Guang secretly ran to a broken temple near the barracks, lit a bonfire, pretended to be a fox, and then called out: "great Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng." The soldiers of the whole battalion were even more frightened and frightened. One day, Chen Sheng killed the officer who escorted them. Then he called the soldiers together and said, "a man can't go to death for nothing. He has to die with a reputation. Is it predestined that princes and Marquises are prime ministers? " In this way, when life and death were at stake, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang launched an anti Qin uprising, "cutting wood into soldiers and uncovering poles into banners", which ignited the flames of the first peasant uprising in Chinese history in daze township. after the rebels defeated Chen county (now Huaiyang, Henan), Chen Sheng called his father and elders to discuss. Everyone said: "the general avenged the people of the world and attacked the tyrannical state of Qin. Such a great credit should be called the king. " Chen Sheng was hailed as king, and his name was "Zhang Chu". According to this story, the idiom "ambition of a swan" is used to describe ambition.

Chinese PinYin : hóng hú zhī zhì