burglar(liáng shàng jūn zǐ)

burglar

Liang shangjunzi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Li á ngsh à NGJ à NZ à, which means a gentleman hiding on the beam, a substitute for a thief. It refers to a thief. Now it sometimes refers to a person who is divorced from reality. It comes from the Autobiography of Chen Shi in the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

A man of integrity

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Chen Shi in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "when the people were poor and thrifty, some thieves came into their rooms at night and ended up on the beam. When he saw Yin, he began to adjust himself and call on his descendants. Zhengsexun said, "madam, you can't help yourself. People who are not good are not necessarily evil. They are used to nature, so that's why. It's a gentleman on the beam

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be subject or object; to be a thief. Due to his poor family, he became a gentleman on the beam, which is wrong. Recently, many thieves came to my room for two nights. When I was near to protect the king of Wei, I got thousands of pieces, but they were scattered. This gentleman of Liang Shang should have no idea. (song Sushi's "Dongpo Zhilin · liangshangjunzi"). His wife was deeply afraid and repeatedly dissuaded him, so she changed her mind. (Pu Songling's strange stories from a lonely studio in Qing Dynasty) Chapter 31: "I scrambled to the wall and kicked the tiles. Then I went to the room. In the back foot area, I brought down a bunch of eaves tiles and made a scene in the courtyard, which was not a gentleman on the beam. 」

Idioms and allusions

original text

Version 1 is always in the countryside. It has disputes, often seeks justice, knows how to be straight, and has no complaints. Zhi Nai sighed: "it's better to be punished than to be short by Chen Jun." At that time, the poor and thrifty people came into the house at night and ended up on the beam. When he saw Yin, he began to call on his descendants. Zhengsexun said, "madam, you can't help yourself. People who are not good are not necessarily evil. They are used to nature, so that's why. It's a gentleman on the beam The thief was so surprised that he threw himself to the ground. Shi Xu analogy said: "depending on the appearance of the king, not like the villain, should be deep self-restraint, anti good.". But it's up to poverty. " Two pieces of silk were left. There is no more theft in one county. (the fifty second biography of Hsun Han Zhong and Chen lie Zhuan in the later Han Dynasty), version 2, Chen Shi, was a benevolent man in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, the hungry people were discouraged, and some thieves came into the room at night and lived on the beam. The real Yin sees it, but starts to dress up, calls for the descendants, and corrects it, saying: "madam, you can't help yourself. People who are not good are not necessarily evil. They are used to nature, so they are good at it. " Children and grandchildren said: who is it? "Liang Shangjun is also a gentleman. "The robber was so surprised that he threw himself to the ground and held back. Shi Xu said: "look at your appearance, not like the villain, should be deep self-control, anti good." However, this should be from poverty, but it is two pieces of silk. There is no more theft in one county.

translation

Version 1: Chen Shi is in the countryside and treats things with a peaceful heart. When the people argued, Chen Shi made a fair judgment and told the people that the truth was just and straight, but the people didn't complain when they went back. Everyone sighed: "I would rather be punished than criticized by Chen Shi." At that time, the year was not good, and the people had no harvest. Some thieves entered Chen Shi's house at night and hid on the beam of the house. When Chen Shi found out in secret, he got up to straighten out his clothes and let his descendants gather together. He admonished them with a good face and said, "people can't do without their own efforts. People who are not kind-hearted are not necessarily bad in nature, and habits are often formed by (not paying attention to) character cultivation, which leads to such a situation. Liang Shangjun is such a person! " The thief was shocked, jumped from the beam to the ground, knelt down on the ground and pleaded guilty sincerely. Chen Shi enlightened him and said, "you don't look like a bad person. You should restrain yourself and go back to the right way. But your behavior should be caused by poverty. " As a result, two pieces of silk were presented to the thief. Since then, there has been no more theft in the county. Chen Shi was born in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was kind and kind. There was a famine that year, and the people were hungry. A thief came into his house at night and hid on the beam. Chen Shi saw him in the dark, so he got up to tidy up his clothes, told his children and grandchildren to get up, and solemnly educated them, saying: "people can't help being diligent. An unkind human nature is not necessarily bad. It's just a bad habit that leads to this." Children and grandchildren said: "who is such a person?" Chen Shi pointed to the thief on the beam and said, "that's the gentleman on the beam." The thief was very surprised. He jumped to the ground and kowtowed. Chen Shi slowly enlightened him and said, "you don't look like a bad person. You should reflect on yourself and do a good job." Chen Shi knew that he was very poor, so he was given two pieces of silk. From then on, there were no more thieves in the whole county.

Chinese PinYin : liáng shàng jūn zǐ