troubles start inside the house(huò qǐ xiāo qiáng)

troubles start inside the house

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ò Q ǐ Xi ā oqi á ng, which means that disasters happen at home; it refers to internal disasters; it also refers to people around them who bring disasters. From the Analects of Confucius Ji Shi.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] fighting in the same room, the disaster of Xiaoqiang, fighting with one's feet [antonym] the enemy's invasion of foreign countries, the army's invasion of the city, and the army's pressure on the border

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, object, attribute; derogatory. If we don't follow this method, we will be afraid that the situation will spread to the whole country. It's better for the president to change his mind and take a break. (the 80th chapter of the romance of the Republic of China) "in the book of the later Han Dynasty," all these quarrels and disasters spread all over the world. " Worry in the stomach, landslides as a disease, disaster, unexpectedly control the country. ——Jiao Yanshou's Yu Zhi Sui in Han Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Ji Shi said, "I'm afraid that Ji sun's worries are not in Zhuan Yu, but in Xiaoqiang."

Idioms and allusions

The original text: "Ji's general fell to Zhuan for a moment.". Ran you and Ji Lu (both disciples of Confucius and ministers of Ji's family) saw Confucius and said, "Ji's family will have something to do with Zhuanyu." Confucius said, "please! Is wunaier a fault? Fu Zhuanyu, the former king thought that he was the Lord of the East Mongolia, and he was also a minister of the state. How to do it? " Ran you said, "if the master wants it, neither of my two ministers wants it." Confucius said, "please! Zhou Ren once said, "Chen Li is on the list, and those who can't stop." If we do not hold on to danger, if we do not hold on to it, then how can we use it? I have said too much. Who is the fault of the tiger and the tortoise Ran you said: "today's husband Zhuan Yu is more solid than fee. If we don't take it now, we will worry for our descendants. " Confucius said, "please! The gentleman's ill husband gave up and said, "it's necessary to do what you want.". Qiu also heard that those who have state-owned enterprises do not suffer from poverty but from inequality. There is no poverty, no pauperity and no inclination. If the husband is like this, he will not accept it from afar, then he will be satisfied with it since he has cultivated his virtue. Today, with the request of the same master, far away people do not agree and can not come, the state fell apart and can not defend also, and seek to fight in the state. I'm afraid the worry of Ji sun is not in Zhuan Yu, but in Xiaoqiang. " Ji is going to attack the vassal state Zhuanyu. Ran you and Zi Lu visited Confucius and said, "Ji will use force against Zhuan Yu." Confucius said, "ran Qiu! Shouldn't that blame you? The former king once appointed Zhuan Yu to preside over the sacrifice of Dongmeng mountain, and it was in the territory of Lu state. This was the vassal of Lu state. Why attack it? " Ran you said, "Ji sun wanted to do this. Neither of us wanted to." Confucius said, "ran Qiu! Zhou Ren, a wise man, has a saying: "if you can exert your strength, you should hold a post; if you can't, you should resign." For example, when a blind man is in danger, he doesn't help him; when he is about to fall, he doesn't help him, so why use an assistant? Besides, you are wrong. The tiger rhinoceros escaped from the fence, and the turtle shell jade was destroyed in the box. Who should be blamed for that? " Ran you said: "Zhuanyu, the city wall was strong, and it was very close to Ji sun's fiefdom. If we do not occupy it now, we will certainly leave disaster to our descendants in the future. " Confucius said, "ran Qiu! A gentleman hates the attitude of avoiding being greedy but making excuses. I've heard that whether you are a vassal or a feudal doctor, you don't have to worry about the lack of wealth, just about the uneven wealth; you don't have to worry about the lack of people, just about instability. If the wealth is equal, there will be no poverty; if we live in peace, there will be no shortage of people; if we are stable, there will be no danger. In this way, people from afar will carry forward the cultural education to attract them. When they come, they have to be reassured. Now you two help Ji sun. People from afar don't submit to him, but they can't educate him with culture. The country is broken, but they can't be saved. On the contrary, they want to use force within their borders. I'm afraid Ji sun's sorrow is not in Zhuan Yu, but in Xiaoqiang. "

Chinese PinYin : huò qǐ xiāo qiáng