Benefits of watering melons(jiāo guā zhī huì)

Benefits of watering melons

Water melon, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā Ogu ā zh ī Hu ì, meaning to compare good for bad, not because of small things and cause disputes. It's from new preface: mischief 4.

Analysis of Idioms

The meaning of guangua

Idiom usage

In the past, the war between Jing and Hao led to the rise of silkworm wives, and the war between Liang and Song Dynasty ended with the benefit of watering melons. The first record of Fu Jianzai in the book of Jin

The origin of Idioms

According to Liu Xiang of the Han Dynasty's new preface, miscellany 4, melons are planted in the side pavilions of Liang and Chu. Chuting people are jealous that Liang people's melons grow well, and the night will destroy them. Liang county magistrate song stopped Liang people's revenge, and sent people to help Chu people irrigate melons, making Chu melons beautiful. The king of Chu gave thanks for his money and made friends with Liang.

Idiom story

It is said that many melons were planted on the border between the state of Liang and the state of Chu in ancient times. The people of Chu envied that the melons were planted well, and destroyed all the melons by dark. Liang people did not retaliate. Under the leadership of the county magistrate song, they went to water melons for Chu people at night. The melons of Chu people grew better and better day by day. After hearing this, the king of Chu gave thanks with a lot of money and said that he would repair it for a long time.

Chinese PinYin : jiāo guā zhī huì