ordinary man is innocent(pǐ fū wú zuì)

ordinary man is innocent

In Chinese, Pinyin is p ǐ f ū w ú Zu ì, which means that ordinary people are innocent. From Zuozhuan ten years of Duke Huan.

Idiom explanation

Pitman: refers to the man in the common people in ancient times, and then generally refers to the ordinary people.

The origin of Idioms

In the tenth year of Duke Huan in Zuozhuan: "every man is innocent, but he is guilty."

Idiom usage

It is often used in conjunction with "huaibi Qizheng".

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, uncle Yu had a piece of jade. The Duke of Yu wanted it, but he didn't give it to him. Then uncle Yu regretted it and said, "there's a saying in this place of Zhou that says," a man is not guilty originally, but he is guilty because he owns the jade. " So he gave Baoyu to Duke Yu. However, Duke Yu came to ask for uncle Yu's sword again. Uncle Yu said, "this is insatiable. I will be killed if I am so greedy. " So he sent troops to attack Duke Yu. So Duke Yu went to gongchi. Obviously, the meaning of this sentence is that greed for wealth will bring disaster. In this story, uncle Yu presents Baoyu because he is worried that his greed for treasure will bring disaster. However, Duke Yu is still unsatisfied when he gets Baoyu, and is defeated because he is insatiable.

Chinese PinYin : pǐ fū wú zuì