the precious stone lands its innocent possessor in jail
The Chinese idiom, Hu á IB ì Q í Zu ì, originally means that wealth can cause disaster. Later, it also refers to being envied and persecuted because of talent. It comes from the Chunqiu Zuozhuan ten years of Duke Huan.
Idiom explanation
Huai: huaizang. He was convicted of hiding jade. It originally means that wealth can bring disaster. Later, it is also a metaphor of being envied and persecuted because of talent.
Idiom usage
It is a metaphor for being envied and persecuted because of talent. example apart from paying tribute, I have to fight to send it, and I dare to bear the blame. The poem "Xie Ren Hui Tuan Cha" by Zhang Kuo in Song Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
[riddle of lanterns] crime of treasure collection [allegorical sayings] everyone is innocent [rhyme words] it's a combination of things, a lack of heart and a lack of lung, sleeping in bed, playing samadhi and being out of the ordinary. It's outstanding, with small benefits, farming and injuring crops, and losing years of work. It's precious to know hope, and Han Gao's admiration
The origin of Idioms
In the tenth year of Duke Huan in Zuozhuan: "every man is innocent, but he is guilty."
Idioms and allusions
At first, uncle Yu had a piece of jade, but he didn't give it to him. Then, uncle Yu regretted it and said, "in the Zhou Dynasty, there was a proverb that says," a man is not guilty, but he is guilty because he has a piece of jade. " So he gave Baoyu to Duke Yu. However, Duke Yu came to ask for uncle Yu's sword again. Uncle Yu said, "this is insatiable. I will be killed if I am so greedy. " So he sent troops to attack Duke Yu. So Duke Yu went to gongchi. In this story, uncle Yu is coveted by greedy people because he owns precious jade, which is also the root of a series of subsequent incidents.
Chinese PinYin : huái bì qí zuì
the precious stone lands its innocent possessor in jail
keep on repeating at great length. lián piān lěi dú
presume on one 's power and rely upon one 's wealth. yǐ cái zhàng shì
keep a close watch day and night. zhòu jǐng mù xún
turn material resources to good account. wù jìn qí yòng
study and relish the beauties of literature. chuò yīng jǔ huá