an incompetent man clings to a good position(nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu)

an incompetent man clings to a good position

It is a Chinese idiom.

Pinyin: n ú m à Li à nzh à nd à u

The bad horse is greedy for the beans in the stable. It refers to a mediocre person who is short-sighted and greedy for immediate interests such as salary and family.

Idiom information

Explanation: the bad horse is greedy for the bean material in the stable. It refers to a mediocre person who is short-sighted and greedy for immediate interests such as salary and family.

Idioms and allusions

source

Source 1: Volume 9 of the annals of the Three Kingdoms, Pei Songzhi's annotation quoted Ganbao's book of Jin as saying: "fan Zezhi is a wise man. A bad horse loves beans, and you can't use it." source 2: "Xuandi Ji in the book of Jin:" Shuang and fannei are not as good as wisdom, and a horse is not as good as beans, so it must not be used. " Source 3: Chapter 117 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: Jiang Wei's defeat in Niutoushan: Yi was shocked and said: "the brain drain! What can we do? " Jiang Ji said, "if a horse loves beans, it must not be used."

allusion

Cao Shuang, whose name is Zhaobo, was a descendant of the Cao Cao clan in the Three Kingdoms period. When Cao Rui was in power, he worshipped Cao Shuang as a general. Therefore, Cao Shuang held great power and led the three armies. After Cao Fang ascended the throne, he immediately conferred Cao Shuang the title of Marquis of Wu'an, giving him great honor. In 249, accompanied by Cao Shuang brothers, Cao Fang left Beijing to pay homage to Gaoping mausoleum. Xuanma Sima Yi took the opportunity to launch a mutiny. Sima Yi first sent his troops to take down the armory, then closed the city gate, and then stationed in Luoshui floating bridge. Then he sent someone to pass on the Empress Dowager's decree to Cao Shuang, ordering him to surrender immediately and hand over military power. When Cao Shuang receives the fake edict sent by Sima Yi, he is very anxious and doesn't know how to deal with it. At this time, after learning that Sima Yi had set up a rebellion, huanfan, the great Si Nong who stayed in the capital, falsely passed the imperial edict and went out of the Pingchang gate to find general Cao Shuang in response. Huan fan is a man of great strategy. He can always get to the point when analyzing problems. Therefore, when Sima Yi learned that Huan fan had gone out of the city to look for Cao Shuang, he was very worried. He was afraid that Huan fan would give Cao Shuang some wonderful strategies to deal with himself. Therefore, Sima Yi immediately discussed with his counselor Jiang Ji. Sima Yi said to Jiang Ji anxiously, "Mr. Jiang, I heard that Huan fan has found Cao Shuang's army. He is good at strategy. I'm afraid he will cause us a lot of trouble! Do you have any good way to deal with him Jiang Ji slowly shook the folding fan in his hand and said with a smile, "King Xuan doesn't have to worry about it. You know, the horse is always greedy for the fodder in the stable. Although Huan fan had a strategy, Cao Shuang's character made him sure that he would not adopt the tactics proposed by Huan fan. " What Jiang Ji said was right. Huan fan gave Cao Shuang a strategy to deal with it, but he didn't say yes or no. At that time, Huan fan advised Cao Shuang brothers to take emperor Cao Fang to Xuchang first. After arriving at Xuchang, he issued a document to enlist soldiers and horses from all over the world to fight against Sima Yi. Seeing that Cao Shuang had been hesitant, Huan fan analyzed and said, "looking at the situation in the world, it is impossible for you two brothers to quit this fight and become a civilian even now. In a critical moment, every man still has the desire to exchange hostages for his own life. What's more, you two brothers are holding the trump card of the emperor. If you take the emperor to order the princes, who dares not? Who dares not respond? " But Cao Shuang didn't use Huan fan's tactics. He also sent his servant Xu Yun and Shang Shu Chen Tai to see Sima Yi for information. Sima Yi took the opportunity to tell Xu Yun and others about Cao Shuang's fault, saying that he should have come to plead guilty earlier. Then, Sima Yi sent Yin Damu, Cao Shuang's confidant, out of the city to persuade Cao Shuang that as long as Cao Shuang surrendered, the imperial court would not pursue him too much for his crimes. At most, it would only remove him from his official post. When Cao Shuang wanted to believe his words, Huan fan quoted ancient and modern times to urge Cao Shuang not to surrender, but Cao Shuang did not listen. In the end, Cao Shuang wrote a letter of surrender to Sima Yi, in which he said that he was willing to obey the command of Sima Yi. Sima Yi was overjoyed after reading the letter of surrender sent by Cao Shuang. In order to show that he is a magnanimous person, Sima Yi did not immediately put Cao Shuang brothers to death, but confined them to the mansion. Sima Yi easily won the real power of the state of Wei. It can be said that the state of Wei is not far away from extinction. Soon after, Sima Yi killed Cao Shuang and his party members on the charge of treason.

Discrimination of words

Use the subject predicate form; as the object; derogatory, ironic! short sighted

Chinese PinYin : nú mǎ liàn zhàn dòu