a talented man finds his ability unrecognized(míng zhū àn tóu)

a talented man finds his ability unrecognized

In Chinese, the Pinyin is m í ngzh à NT ó u, which means to throw the glittering pearls and gems secretly in front of the passers-by on the road. When the passers-by see them, they are stunned, and no one dares to pick them up. The latter refers to the shining pearls thrown into the dark place. It means that precious things fall into the hands of those who don't know what they are. It also means that talented people can't be reused. It comes from the biographies of Lu Zhonglian and zouyang in historical records.

Idiom explanation

The original meaning is bright pearls, secretly cast on the road, make people look very surprised. It means that precious things fall into the hands of those who don't know what they are. It also means that talented people can't be reused. Also known as "Pearl night cast", "Pearl cast dark".

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Lu Zhonglian and zouyang in historical records, "when officials hear the Pearl of the moon and the Bi of the night light, they cast their shadows on the road, and all people look at each other with their swords. What is it? There is no reason to go ahead. "

Idiom usage

1. One of Li Bai's Poems "farewell to Jia she Ren Zhi" in Tang Dynasty: "a distant guest thanks his master, but a bright pearl is hard to cast in secret." (2) Chapter 57 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: "Tong said:" I want to go to Cao Cao. " Su said: "this pearl is cast in secret! If you can go to Jingzhou and invest in uncle Liu, you will certainly be able to reuse him. " 3. Chapter 13 of Yujiao pear: "such vulgar things are not enough for poetry! If one day with Miss White under the lantern, the second singing, is a quick life. Today, I'm just looking for Miss Bai. I'm in the middle of nowhere (4) Chapter 4 of tsunamis: "if you, commander Zhao, submit to them, are you not throwing pearls in the dark?" 5. Shen Fu's six chapters of a floating life: notes of leisure in the Qing Dynasty: "in Yangzhou business, I saw another Yushan guest carrying a basin of yellow poplar and green cypress, and I was reluctant to cast pearls in secret." 6. In Lu Xun's collection of southern and Northern tunes for the memory of forgetting, "I am very glad that he has been released, so I quickly pay the contribution fee, so that he can buy a jacket, but on the one hand, I feel sorry for my two books; it's true that I fell into the hands of the catcher." 7. Liang Qichao's preface to the translation and printing of political novels: "although the six classics are beautiful, they can't understand its meaning, and they can't read its words, they are just like a pearl cast at night, angry with the sword."

Idioms and allusions

In the biography of Zou Yang, Volume 83 of records of the historian, the officials heard the Pearl of the moon and the Bi of the night light, and threw people on the road in secret, and all people looked at each other with their swords. What is it? There is no reason to go ahead. The root of the coiled wood, the wheel from the strange, and for the ten thousand. What is it? Let the left and right be the first. Therefore, no reason to the front, although the bead with Hou, luminous Bi, still hate and do not see virtue. Therefore, some people talk about it first, but they never forget the merits of withered trees and rotten trees. Today's poor people living in cloth clothes are poor and humble. Although they are influenced by the skills of Yao and Shun, and hold the argument between Yi and Guan, they want to be loyal to the king of the world, but they have no basic capacity. Although they are exhausted in thinking, they want to be loyal and trustworthy, and help others to rule by the Lord, the Lord must have a trace of the sword, which makes cloth clothes not a resource for withered trees and rotten plants.

Examples of poetry

Chinese PinYin : míng zhū àn tóu