Bad manners and bad music(lǐ huài yuè bēng)

Bad manners and bad music

Li bad music collapse, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǐ Hu à iyu è B ē ng, which means to describe the era of social disorder and unrest. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty, Wudi Ji.

Idioms and allusions

In the spring and Autumn period, the princes dominated the country and "threatened the emperor to order the princes", which Confucius called "the collapse of rites and music" in the Analects of Confucius. Zai Yu, a disciple of Confucius, once said: if the gentleman does not pay attention to etiquette for three years, the etiquette will be ruined; if the gentleman does not play music for three years, the music will be abandoned. Confucius himself also said: when the society and politics were on the track, the emperor came to formulate the system of rites and music. If the princes did not abide by this system, the emperor came to issue orders to carry out the expedition. When social and political chaos arose, the princes made their own system of rites and music. When there was a crusade, the princes decided on their own. It can be seen that in the spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, people regarded "rites and music" as an ideal political state. Xunzi in the Warring States period had a treatise on rites and a treatise on music. Sima Qian in the Han Dynasty had a special treatise on rites and music in his historical records. Most of the later historical books had a treatise on rites and music. In the world, China is called "the state of propriety and righteousness". That's true, but to be more precise, China should be said to be "the land of rites and music". Because ritual music has always been used as a symbol of ancient Chinese culture.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Han Dynasty, Wudi Ji: "gaiwen guides the people with courtesy, while Fengzhi guides the people with pleasure. I'm very concerned about the collapse of rites and music. "

Idiom explanation

In ancient times, it was regarded as the norm of social morality and behavior, and the norm of making music people's subtle words rather than enlightenment. It describes the disordered and turbulent society.

Chinese PinYin : lǐ huài yuè bēng