Old but not dead is a thief(lǎo ér bù sǐ shì wéi zéi)

Old but not dead is a thief

It's a Chinese idiom, Pinyin L ǎ o é RB ù s ǐ sh ì w é iz é I, which scolds the old but without virtue. It comes from the Analects of Confucius · Xianwen: "Confucius said:" young but not grandchildren, long but without description, old but not dead is a thief. "

Word information

Old but not dead is for thieves. Source: The Analects of Confucius, constitutional questions: "the original soil Yi (1) as soon as.". Confucius said, "it's a thief to be young but not a grandson, to be long but not to tell, to be old but not to die." Beat his shin with a staff. " later, I thought it was a way to denounce those who are old but have no virtue. "Four books" explains: Yuantu sits with his legs apart, waiting for Confucius. Confucius scolded him and said, "when you were young, you didn't talk about filial piety and fraternity. When you grow up, you don't have any achievements to say. It's really harmful to be old without death." He said, hitting him on the shin with his cane. Qian Mu's new interpretation of the Analects of Confucius: the original land: Lu people, the old friend of Confucius. Yi: the ancients sat on their feet with their knees on the ground, similar to kneeling. But kneeling straight, buttocks not ankle. If the sole of the foot touches the ground, the buttocks hang back, and the knees stand in front, it is called Ju. It is also called squatting. Buttocks sitting on the ground, stretching two feet forward, shaped like a dustpan, it is called a dustpan. Yi means crouching. In ancient times, it was the custom of Oriental barbarians to sit like this, so it was called Yi. Wait for justice. As soon as the Yi, that is squatting to wait, not to meet, not to sit. Wushu: Shu, Shuyi. When you are young, you should know that you are inferior. As long as they are, they should be described to teach them to be backward. Old but not dead: these people are not good for the world, old but not dead, they live secretly. It is said that yuantuxi is a technique of learning from the past and adopting the new. He is engaged in the way of prolonging the life span. I'm afraid it will benefit from this statement in the Analects of Confucius. It's for the thief: thief, steal justice. Kowtow its Shin: knee said thigh, knee said shin. With its crouch squat, so the percussion when its shin. This is a blind date, not a slap. Today's press: the etiquette is detailed, the ceremony is tedious, and the people are tired of it for a long time, and the native people rise from the decline. In Confucius, Qin Zhang, Zeng Xuan and Mu PI are all called crazy scholars. If Confucius had not given lectures, he, Ji and Ruan would have been at the end of the spring and Autumn period. The disciples of Zhuang Zhou and Lao Dan finally came into being. However, it is not true to say that Yuantu is the old family. Yuantu squatted on his feet, waiting for Confucius to come. "When I was young, I didn't follow the etiquette of inferiority and fraternity. When I am older, I have nothing to say to teach the younger generation. It's just that old but not dead, it's like a thief in life. " And he said, strike his shin with the staff drawn in his hand. In ancient China, it was called Dongyi. Jiuyi (there were nine kinds of Dongyi in ancient times). China used to refer to foreign countries or foreign countries: CDI à o. Flat, flat, safe: save the day. To level to the ground. Annihilation: annihilation. Ethnic minority (the family that killed the criminals). The other generation: "all generals are your majesty, so they wait for foreigners.". Ancient hoe tools. Ancient with "Yi", joy. Ancient times are the same as "Scar", trauma. Last name. Confucius scolded him and said, "when you were young, you didn't talk about filial piety. When you grow up, you don't have any achievements to say. It's really harmful to be old but not dead." He said, hitting him on the shin with his cane. example: as the saying goes, an old man who does not die is a thief. It's just you! The third part of the ghost of basin by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty

Discrimination of words

Is it harmful to be old but not dead? Is there any disrespect for the elderly? The translation of "being old but not dead is a thief" is against the Confucian thought of "respecting the old and respecting the long". Why should people die when they are old? If they don't die, they will be harmful? What's more, Confucius is older than his native land. Doesn't he say that he is more damned? So it is not the original intention of Confucius. "When you are old, you should set a bad example for others but not die. This is a thief who does harm to others" (Liu Xiaofeng, Ying Jiali). This translation, recognizing that "being old but not dead is a thief", is Confucius' indignant words to blame yuan rang for sitting with his legs apart (not setting a good example for others). It's not that yuanrang should die when he's old. If he doesn't die, he's a thief. It's a thief who does harm to others when he's old. This indicates Confucius' original intention, that is, when he's old, he should set a good example to others. There is no meaning of "respecting the elderly".

Chinese PinYin : lǎo ér bù sǐ shì wéi zéi