rise up in arms(jiē gān ér qǐ)

rise up in arms

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ē g ā n é RQ ǐ, which means cutting down a tree trunk as a weapon and raising a bamboo pole as a flag to resist. It refers to the people's uprising. It comes from the treatise on crossing the Qin Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Forced to rise to Liangshan

Idiom usage

It's formal; it's predicate and attribute; it's commendatory. In the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Qian's "historical records of the first emperor of Qin Dynasty", it is said that "cutting wood into soldiers and uncovering poles into banners." In the biography of Shen Huayang written by Fan Wen of Qing Dynasty, "Zhang Xianzhong often haunted the intersection of Chu and Shu. He who was in a dilapidated position and rose from the ground can not be controlled." According to the biography of Dai Hongci in the draft of the history of the Qing Dynasty, "when Russia destroyed Poland, strict laws were used to ban its language. Today, those who rise to claim power are poles." Lu Xun's "just a collection of talks on vehemence" said: "indignation is likely to rise, and 'lamentable husband' is a plague. Even if the whole country sighs together, the result is just a sigh."

The origin of Idioms

Jia Yi of Han Dynasty wrote in the treatise on crossing the Qin Dynasty: "turn hundreds of people to attack the Qin Dynasty, cut wood into soldiers, and lift poles into banners."

Idioms and allusions

During the reign of the Qin Dynasty, the population of the whole country was no more than 20 million, but they were sent to build the Great Wall, guard and develop the south, build the luxurious Afang palace, build the tomb of the first emperor of Qin, and so on. Together, they shared as many as 23 million people, which cost a lot of human and financial resources. Taxes, military service, corvee and criminal law are also very heavy. The burden of the common people is too heavy and they live a very hard life. In 2009 BC, local officials in Yangcheng (southeast of Dengfeng County, Henan Province) sent two officers to escort 900 migrant workers to Yuyang (southwest of Miyun County, Beijing) for defense. They are in a hurry every day for fear of missing the date. Because the laws of the Qin Dynasty were very strict, and if they missed the deadline, they would be beheaded. when these people went to Daze township (southeast of Suxian County, Anhui Province), they caught up with days of heavy rain and the road was flooded and impassable. They had to stop and wait to see the time go by. Chen Sheng, one of the migrant workers, secretly discussed with his friend Wu Guang: "it's thousands of miles away from Yuyang, so we can't catch up with the deadline. Are we going to die in vain?" Wu Guang said, "let's run away." Chen Sheng said: "no, I can't. It's death to escape and be caught back. Anyway, it's all death. It's better to rise up and revolt. Even death is better than free death. The common people have had enough of the hardships of the Qin Dynasty. It is said that Qin II is the youngest son, and his brother Fusu should be the emperor. Besides, Xiang Yan, the great general of the state of Chu, is a hero. In the name of Fu Su and Xiang Yan, we call on people from all over the world to fight second. The people of the state of Chu will certainly help us. " So Chen Sheng called everyone together and said, "a man can't go to death for nothing. Are the princes and Marquises destined? " Everyone agreed and unanimously elected Chen Sheng and Wu Guang as the leaders. Nine hundred people occupied daze Township in one fell swoop, and they took the banner of "Chu state". When the farmers nearby heard the news, they responded one after another. Without weapons, they cut wood sticks to make knives and spears, cut bamboo to make flagpoles, and the team soon grew up. In history, this is called "rising from the pole". This uprising army defeated Chen county (Huaiyang, Henan Province). Chen Sheng was hailed as "King" and his national name was "Zhang Chu". Driven by this uprising army, local people killed officials one after another in response to the uprising, and the storm swept most of China. However, because the front line of the uprising army was too long and the orders were not unified, it lasted only three months under the circumstances of the fierce counterattack and helpless of the Qin army. After the failure of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising, the peasant army led by Xiang Yu and Liu Bang continued to fight against Qin. In 207 BC, Xiang Yu defeated the main force of the Qin army in Julu. At the same time, Liu Bang led his troops to Xianyang. The rulers of Qin Dynasty surrendered to Liu Bang, and Qin Dynasty perished.

Chinese PinYin : jiē gān ér qǐ