Know the wrong from the wrong(mí ér zhī fǎn)

Know the wrong from the wrong

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m í é RZH ī f ǎ n, which means that when you get lost, you know you will come back. It means that you can correct your mistakes. It comes from the biography of Yuan Shu in the annals of the Three Kingdoms.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Yuan Shu in the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Zhi, "if you are confused and know the contrary, you can still avoid it."

Idiom usage

It means to know a mistake. example a person should know when he is confused and correct his mistakes, so that he will not go further and further on the wrong road.

Idiom story

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Huangjin uprising almost overthrew the decadent rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty. During this period, warlords were separated from each other. At this time, warlord Yuan Shu occupied Yangzhou. Seeing that the Han Dynasty was in danger, he wrote to his friend Chen Yu, hoping that Chen Yu could help him become emperor. Yuan Shu and Chen Yu were both from rich families, and they had close contacts in their youth. Yuan Shu wrote a letter to Chen Yu, saying: "in those days, the Qin Dynasty lost its power and throne, and the world's Heroes competed to seize it. In the end, it was seized by those who had both wisdom and courage. Now things in the world are in a mess, and Liu's country is facing disintegration. It's time for heroes to compete. I have many years of friendship with you. Won't you help me? If you want to do great things for the world, you are the only one I trust most Chen Yu's son Chen Ying was also in xiapi at this time. Yuan Shu threatened to take Chen Ying as a hostage to tie Chen Yu to his chariot. Chen Yu read Yuan Shu's letter and replied: "in the past, when the Qin Dynasty was at the end of its time, he was tyrannical, and ruled the world with severe punishment and cruel laws. He poisoned the people, which made the people unbearable and fought against each other with death. Therefore, he contributed to the collapse of the Qin Dynasty. Today, although Liu's family is declining, there is no such tyranny of torture as before the collapse of the Qin Dynasty. In the imperial court, general Cao Cao tried his best to assist the emperor. He was brave and resourceful, and the platform trampled by the disorderly officials and thieves was gradually recovering. I don't think it will take long to wipe out the vicious rebels and clear the sea. I thought, general, you were born in the family of Gongqing, who has suffered from emperor's favor for generations. You should work together with the heroes in the world to help the Han family. You don't want to plot a wrong way and try to bring disaster by yourself. Isn't that sad! Now, if you know where to go from wrong to wrong, I think maybe you can get rid of your sin. I've been friends with you for many years. That's why I want to tell you what I have in mind. Although you may sound hard to hear, but for me, it is an expression of sympathy. As for you asking me to cooperate with you for personal gain, I would rather turn around than do it. " In his reply letter to Yuan Shu, Chen Xun advised Yuan Shu from the standpoint of a friend to rein in the precipice in time and avoid making a big mistake. He also expressed his position: firmly support the Han Dynasty, oppose Yuan Shu's claim to be emperor, and never give in to Yuan Shu's obscene power. But Yuan Shu didn't listen to Chen's advice. Instead, he went against the trend and became emperor in Shouchun in the second year of Jian'an (197).

Chinese PinYin : mí ér zhī fǎn