dress like a barbarian(pī fà zuǒ rèn)

dress like a barbarian

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is p ī f à Zu ǒ R è n, which means that the hair is scattered and the skirt is open on the left. In ancient times, it refers to the costumes of the northern minorities. It comes from the Analects of Confucius.

explain

Left Lapel: cover the skirt to the left. His hair is disheveled and his skirt is open to the left. He refers to the state of backwardness and uncivilization.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius Xianwen written in the pre Qin period, it is said that "Guan Zhongxiang, Duke Huan, dominates all the princes and dominates the whole world. Today, the people are granted by Guan Zhongxiang

allusion

In the Analects of Confucius Xianwen written in the pre Qin period, it is said that "Guan Zhongxiang, Duke Huan, dominates all the princes and dominates the whole world. Today, the people are granted by Guan Zhongxiang It means that if there is no Guan Zhong, we will be reduced to barbarians, wearing left Lapel clothes and hair Hair and left Lapel are the clothes of barbarians. "Hair left Ren" is a typical costume of Hu people. Since ancient times, the Han people's dress rules are life right and death left, that is, the Han people's clothing collar openings are right lapel, left Lapel pressure right lapel, collar is Y-shaped; hair style is hair, not hair. Only the dead use left lapels and hair.

Idiom usage

In this paper, the author analyzes the meaning of the word "Yi Di" in Chinese. Example: in the ode to the West written by Pan Yue of Jin Dynasty, it is said that "you can either go to the mire quickly, or you can learn from the outside calmly."

Chinese PinYin : pī fà zuǒ rèn