a deserted house(mén kě luó què)

a deserted house

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is m é NK ě Lu ó Qu è, which means that a net can be opened outside the door to catch birds. Later, he described the situation that after the official retired and lost power, the family was deserted and the chariots and horses were scarce; or he described the situation that the business declined from prosperity and the guests were scarce. It comes from the biography of Ji Zheng in historical records.

Analysis of Idioms

The door is deserted, the door is empty. [antonym] the house is like a market.

The origin of Idioms

According to Sima Qian's biography of Ji Zheng in historical records in the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that in the beginning, Zhai Gong was Tingwei, and his guests were Tianmen; in the end, queluo could be set outside the gate

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, attributive, complement; describe the door is desolate. "All the boys and girls are scattered. In less than half a year, there are only a few left." (notes of Yuewei thatched cottage, Volume 21, by Ji Yun of the Qing Dynasty) "the door is fragile, but the sparrow has not been harmed. What can we do if the cauldron wants to live fish?" When he was rich, his friends were busy going in and out, and there were few people in poverty. Today when supermarkets are in vogue, the grocery stores are just a handful, and the business is slack. since the bus route was changed, the store's business has been greatly affected. It has changed from a market-oriented shop to a small one, almost closing down. the shop used to be very busy, but I don't know why. Now it's a small shop, and few people come to buy things.

Idioms and allusions

Allusion 1

Sima Qian expounded the deeds of Ji'an and Zheng in the early Han Dynasty. Ji'an was Prince Xian Ma at the time of emperor Jing, and the governor of Donghai at the time of Emperor Wu. Later, he called the chief officer as a Duwei, while Zheng was Prince Sheren at that time, and later moved to be the commander of Da Nong. At that time, both of them were high-ranking officials. They were awed by others. They were limited to their families every day. Their cars were like running water and horses were like dragons. There were countless flatterers. Because of his uprightness and hatred of evil, he was not suitable for officialdom. Later, he lost office and lost power, and his livelihood was in trouble. At the same time, the guests were all scattered, and there were few cars and horses in front of the door. Sima Qianfu cited Zhai Gong, a native of Xiaying, as a minister of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. When he was appointed as Tingwei, he was one of the nine ministers and held a high position. Every day, there are a lot of cars and a lot of guests. After he lost his official position, the guests disappeared and there were few people left. After the official returned to his original post, many guests came back to the door to see him. The situation of "one lost, one gained, one poor and one rich" made Zhai Gong feel that the world is in a state of desolation, and many people who tend to be in favor of others feel resentful, so that a large line in the front door book said: "one death and one life, is to know friendship; one poor and one rich, is to know friendship; one expensive and one cheap, is to see friendship." Ji'an and Zheng were so unfortunate at that time!

Allusion 2

In the original text, Taishigong said: the husband is Ji and Zheng Zhixian. If he is powerful, the guests will be ten times as many. If he is not powerful, he will not! According to Xiaying Zhai Gonggong, the first zhaigong was Tingwei, and the guest was Tianmen; and when it was abandoned, a queluo could be set outside. Zhai Gongfu was the captain of the imperial palace. When the guests wanted to go, Zhai Gongfu signed his door and said, "to die is to know friendship. A poor man and a rich man are friends. One expensive one cheap, friendship is to see Ji, Zheng Yiyun, sad husband! Taishigong said: with the virtue of Ji'an and Zheng Zhuang at that time, the number of guests increased ten times when they were powerful, but the situation was completely opposite when they were not powerful, let alone ordinary people! Zhai Gong of Xiaying County once said that at first he was a ting Wei and his family was full of guests. When he lost his official position, the door was so cold that he could catch birds. After he became a ting Wei again, the guests wanted to see him again. On the gate, Zhai Gong wrote: "death is friendship. A poor man and a rich man are friends. One expensive and one cheap, friendship is to see. You can only know the depth of friendship if you can communicate between life and death. When you are poor and when you are rich, you can see the attitude and behavior of people in contact with you. High status and low status can witness the true meaning of interpersonal communication Ji'an and Zheng Zhuang also have this misfortune. It's sad!

Allusion 3

Zhai Gong of Xiali once served as a captain of Ting. When he was in office, the guests who visited his house were very crowded and filled the courtyard. Later, he was dismissed as an official, so there were no more guests. As a result, the door was so cold that a net could be set up to catch birds. The officialdom was changeable. After a period of time, Zhai returned to his original post. So the guests wanted to visit him again. Zhai Gong wrote a few words on the door: "one death in one's life is friendship; one poor and one rich is friendship; one expensive and one cheap is friendship."

Chinese PinYin : mén kě luó què