Sour wine is not for sale(jiǔ suān bù shòu)

Sour wine is not for sale

Sour wine is not for sale, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǔ Su ā Nb ù sh ò u, meaning that wine has become sour, still can not be sold. The original metaphor is that treacherous officials obstruct learned and virtuous people from serving the country, thus blinding the monarch. After the metaphor of poor management or improper personnel. It comes from Han Feizi, the upper right of waichu.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: gouxijiusuan

The origin of Idioms

In Han Feizi, on the upper right of waichu, there are people who drink wine in Song Dynasty However, the wine is sour. I blame it for the reason. I ask the elder Yang Qian what he knows He said, "if a dog is fierce, why not sell wine?" And he said, "I'm afraid The wine is sour and not for sale

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing. example people who drink wine have clean utensils, long watches and sour wine. "Shuoyuan · Zhengli" by Liu Xiang in Han Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

Han Feizi: in Song Dynasty, there are people who drink wine, but they are not sold. The wine is sour. Blame its reason, ask its know Lu elder Yang Qian, Qian says: "your dog is fierce?" He said, "if a dog is fierce, why not sell wine?" "People are afraid," he said. Or let the young man hold the pot with money and drink it, while the dog does. This wine is sour and not sold. " There are dogs in my country. With his skill, a man of Tao wants to be the master of Ming Wancheng, and the minister is the fierce dog to meet him. However, the reason why the master is under threat is that a man of Tao doesn't need to. There is a wine seller in the state of song. He measures the wine fairly and treats the customers attentively. The wine sold by his family is very good and the wine is high. However, even if the wine can't be sold, the wine is sour. The wine seller can't understand why, Yang Qian asked a knowledgeable old man. Yang Qian said, "is your dog fierce?" the wine seller said, "dogs are fierce. What does it have to do with the fact that wine can't be sold?" Yang Qian said, "because people are afraid. Some adults let their children buy wine with money in their arms and a wine pot, and the dog bites them. That's why your wine can't be sold even if it's sour.", Talented people, with the skill of governing the country, want to use it to make the king of a big country aware; some ministers, just like vicious dogs, attack them head on. This is the reason why the monarch is hoodwinked and coerced. It is also the reason why people with ability can not be reused!

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, a wine maker of the Song Dynasty paid great attention to his reputation. The bigger the shop was, the better the wine was. He kept a dog to watch the shop. But gradually the wine could not be sold. It accumulated more and more and became sour. He asked Yang Qian why? "Your dog is so fierce that people are afraid of your dog and dare not buy wine," Yang said

Chinese PinYin : jiǔ suān bù shòu