South kite and North Hawk(nán yào běi yīng)

South kite and North Hawk

Nanyao Beiying, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is n á NY à ob à iy à ng, which means to refer to a person with severe personality. It comes from the biography of Cui Hong in the book of Jin.

The origin of Idioms

Cui Hongzhuan in the book of Jin: "the cluster of thorns comes from Boling. It is a harrier in the South and an eagle in the north."

Idiom usage

As object and attribute. To describe a person who is upright or stern.

Idiom story

In the period of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, Cui Hong was upright and honest. He was famous for his outspoken words. He once admonished Emperor Wu of Jin many times and was highly valued by Emperor Wu. Many ministers in the court were very afraid of him and commented that he was "a cluster of thorns from Boling, a kite in the South and an eagle in the north." Cui Hong, whose name is liangbo, was born in Anping County of Boling in Jin Dynasty, which is now in Anping County, Hengshui City, Hebei Province. Great grandfather Cui Shi was a famous political commentator in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He wrote political commentaries, Simin Yueling and other books. His father, Cui Zan, was a minister in the state of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period. He was a scholar with a large chest. Born in such a family, Cui Hong has inherited many of the advantages of his ancestors. When he was young, he was famous for his integrity. He was not polite to see who was wrong and to say what he had in front of the drum and Gong, but he never said anything bad about people behind his back. During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Cui Hong was the censor. Once he wrote to Sima Yan, denouncing Feng Hui, who was in the marriage chamber, for "neglecting Confucianism" and flattering Zhai Ying as "flashy eyes". As a result, Zhai Ying's job as a casual and constant servant was removed, and people once again appreciated Cui Hong's power, especially those who had ghosts in their hearts and misbehaved. They were afraid that he would be scared, for fear that he might see something wrong Like Zhai Ying, he played out his own officials. Later, Cui Hong became Youcheng, the minister, assistant minister and commander in chief. Now those officials who were afraid of him were even more afraid. Some good people made up a ballad about it. The ballad said, "brambles come from Boling, kites in the South and eagles in the north." it said that Cui Hong would not spare people anywhere. Later, Cui Hongguan went to be the Minister of the Ministry of official affairs, which is equivalent to the present Minister of organization and personnel. He is in charge of the appointment, removal and election of the national officials. This is a fat man with real power. If you want to change someone else, I'm afraid there will be a lot of cars running in front of the door. There will be an endless stream of people running to buy officials and offering gifts. But Cui Hong "mouth does not say goods, hand does not hold pearl jade". No one in his family dares to enter. We all know that he is very good. I'm afraid that he will not steal chicken.

Chinese PinYin : nán yào běi yīng