dismember an ox as skillfully as a butcher(páo dīng jiě niú)

dismember an ox as skillfully as a butcher

Pao Ding Jie Niu is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is p á OD ī ngji ě Ni ú, which means that after repeated practice, we have mastered the objective laws of things, and we can do things with ease. It comes from Zhuangzi health preserving master.

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as object and attribute; with commendatory meaning, it is often used with "You Yi Yu"

Idiom explanation

Cook: cook; dismember: dismember. Metaphor after repeated practice, grasp the objective law of things, do things handy, easy to use.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi health preserving master written by Zhuangzi in the pre Qin period of Zhuangzi and Zhou states: "when a PAO Ding helps Wen Huijun understand the cow, he touches it with his hands, leans on his shoulders, walks on his feet, touches it with his knees, and plays it with his sword, all of which are in the middle tone."

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, paoding jieniu (selected from Wang Xianqian's Zhuangzi Jijie), paoding jieniu (1) for Wen Huijun, the touch of the hand, the leaning of the shoulder, the foot's shoes, the knee's (2), the direction (through "ring") ran (3), the playing of the sword ran (4), all of which are in the middle tone. The dance in Sanglin (5) is the meeting of the head of Zhongjing (6). Wen Huijun said: "hee (7), good! How can we do that Pao Ding Shi Dao said to him, "the way that I like is the way of skill (9). When the first minister explained cattle, he saw nothing but cattle. Three years later, there was no whole cow. At present, the officials meet with gods instead of seeing them. The officials know and stop, but the gods desire to act (10). According to Tianli (11), he criticized Dahu (12) and guided Dahu (13), because it is true (14). Technology and economy have never been better (15), and even better (16)! Liang Pao, Sui Geng Dao, Ge ye (17); Zu Pao, Yue Geng Dao (18), zhe ye (19). The sword of today's minister has been used for 19 years, and it has solved thousands of oxen. The blade of the sword is as new as that of Chen (20). There is a gap in that section (21), but the blade is not thick. If the blade is not thick, there will be room for it to be restored. (22), it is 19 years ago, and the blade is new. Although, as far as the clan (23) is concerned, I find it difficult to do it, and I am afraid to give up (24). As far as I am concerned, my behavior is too late. He used a knife very little, but he had already solved it (25), such as tuweidi (26). Stand up for the sword, look around for it, be proud of it, and be good at hiding it (27) Wen Huijun said, "it's good. I've heard the cook's words. I can't keep fit. (28). There is a cook named Ding who slaughters cattle for King Liang Hui. The place where his hands touch, the place where his shoulders lean, the place where his feet step on, and the place where his knees stand, all make a sound of skin and bone separation. When the knife is stabbed in, the sound is even louder. None of these sounds is out of tune. It is in tune with the dance rhythm of Sanglin and Jingshou. The king of Liang Hui said, "hee! Good! How can you be so skillful? " The cook put down his knife and replied, "what my subordinates are exploring is the law of things, which has surpassed the pursuit of cattle slaughtering technology. When I first started slaughtering cattle, all I saw was the whole cattle. Three years later, I can't see the whole cow any more. When slaughtering a cow, the subject only touches the body of the cow with his spirit, and does not have to look at it with his eyes. It's like the vision stops moving and moves with his mental will. Along the cattle's texture structure, split the big gap between the muscles and bones, along the holes between the joints, the knife is in accordance with the original structure of the cattle. The butcher's knife has never touched the place where the meridians are connected, where the muscles are tightly attached to the bones and where the muscles are coalesced, not to mention the big bone in the thigh? Skilled cooks change their knives every year because they use them to cut meat. The average cook changes a knife every month because they use a knife to cut bones. This knife has been used for 19 years, killing thousands of cattle, but the edge of the knife is just like that from the grindstone. There are gaps in the joints of cattle, but the blade is not thick. If you use such a thin blade to pierce into the joints with gaps, you will have plenty of room to operate the blade. Therefore, after 19 years of use, the blade still seems to have just been ground out of the grindstone. Nevertheless, whenever I come across a place where muscles and bones are intertwined, when I see that it is difficult to cut there, I am very cautious and careful. My eyes are focused and my movements slow down. With a slight movement of the knife, the bones and flesh were separated, like a pile of soil scattered on the ground. I picked up the knife and stood, looking around triumphantly for the success, with a relaxed and contented look. Wipe the knife and put it away. " Liang Huiwang said, "good! After listening to the cook's words, I learned how to keep fit. " (1) Pao (P á o PAO) ding: a famous cook. The ancient books of pre Qin Dynasty often put occupation before the names of people. Wen Huijun: the king of Liang Hui, also known as the king of Wei Hui. Jieniu: slaughtering cattle, here refers to the whole body of cattle stripping and dissection. (2) 踦 (Y ǐ): it refers to supporting with the knee of one leg. (3) Hu ran: onomatopoeia, describing the sound of separation between skin and bone. Xiangran: there may be no "ran" in the classic interpretation. There is no "ran" in this book. (4) Hu Huoran: an onomatopoeic word used to describe the greater sound of the ox in the process of cutting than Hu ran. (5) sang Lin: the music name of Tang King of Shang Dynasty. (6) Jingshou: a chapter in the legendary music Xianchi by Yao. Will: syllables. The above two sentences are intertextual, which means "it is in line with the dance meeting of Sanglin and Jingshou". (7) hee: praise. (8) cover: the same as "he"; that is "he". (9) advance: surpass. (10) Guanzhi: here refers to vision. Divine desire: refers to spiritual activities. (11) natural texture: refers to the natural texture structure of cattle. (12) batch: hit, split. Ying: same as "gap". (13) Guide: follow. (Ku ǎ n): in the bony cavity. (14) cause: according to. Of course: refers to the original structure of cattle. (15) Jijing: it still talks about meridians. According to the textual research of Yu Yue in Qing Dynasty, the word "Zhi" refers to the branch. Meridians, meridians. Ken: meat that sticks to the bone. 綮 (Q ì ng Qing): the place where muscles and muscles gather. It is the preposition of the object of "Wutang Jijing Kenji". (16) 軱 (g ū Gu): the large bone of the femur. (17) cut: here refers to raw cut hard cut. (18) clan: the general. (19) fracture: fracture the bone with a knife. (20) hair: out. X í ng: grindstone. (21): Kaschin Beck. Gap: gap. (22) huihuihu: generous appearance. (23) clan: refers to the place where muscles and bones cross and gather. (24) fear (CH) ran: the appearance of alarm. (25) Hu (or): onomatopoeia. Chen Ran: it is used to describe the separation of cattle body, bone and meat. (26) appointed land: scattered on the ground. (27) good: through "repair", wipe. (28) health preservation: it refers to the way to keep healthy.

Chinese PinYin : páo dīng jiě niú