utterly destitute(pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì)

utterly destitute

The place of poverty comes from the miscellaneous chapter of Zhuangzi Ji Shi (Volume 9) ~ 994 ~ and I heard that those who are good at face and reputation are also good at back and destroy it. Now the hill tells me that the people in the big city want to regulate me for profit, but they want to keep the people and animals, and they can live in peace for a long time! There is no greater city than the world. Yao and Shun had the world, and their descendants had no place to live in. Tang Wu was the son of heaven, but later generations died out?

The origin of Idioms

"Xunzi · Fei shizipian" ～ 00 ～

The general plan of Ruofu is to unify his words and deeds, to unify all the outstanding people in the world, and to tell them about the great ancients, to teach them and even to follow them. Between the ordeals and on the mats, he can collect the articles of the holy king, and the common customs of the Buddha. The six Sayers can't enter, and the twelve sons can't be related. There is no place to be famous, but princes can't compete with them. In the position of a doctor, a monarch can't be an animal alone, and a country can't be tolerated alone. It's better to be famous than princes. They are not willing to be ministers, and they are not allowed to be saints. So is Zhongni Zigong. In a world, all things are rich, which can support the people and benefit the world at the same time. All the people who have access to the world are obedient to the law. The six Sayers stand and rest, and the twelve sons move and change, so the sage is the one who has the right to be the emperor of Shun and Yu.

Volume 24 of the book of Han

In ancient times, the tax revenue of the people was only one thing, and they wanted to share the tax with each other; the tax revenue of the people was only three days, and their strength was enough. The people's wealth is enough to provide for the aged, to fulfill filial piety, to pay taxes on matters, and to be loved by their wives. In Qin Dynasty, it was not the case. Shang Yang's method was used to change the emperor's system. In addition to the minefields, the people had to sell and buy them. The rich had thousands of acres of farmland, while the poor had to live in a poor place.

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, when Youmeng heard that sun shuao's son was living a very poor life after his death, he felt sorry. He wore sun shuao's clothes and imitated his voice, face and smile to see the king of Chu. The king of Chu was in the mood. Youmeng took the opportunity to tell that sun shuao's son was poor and had no place to live. The king of Chu was deeply moved, so he re granted sun shuao's son.

Examples of Idioms

He fell to the point of ~.

In the Song Dynasty, Chen Liang's "on the ancient drinking · sang Weihan" said: "in the past, Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty tried to start a business. He advocated justice in a rash way and had no place to stay."

The fourth poem of Xue Dongpo's emigration, which was written by Jin and Yuan Dynasties, is: "it's more than enough to set a good cone, and I will punish and create it all my life."

In Tang Dynasty, Wei Yingwu's poem "reply to an old friend's advice" said: "Kuang Benfu has fallen down on others, but he has no place to go."

Chinese PinYin : pín wú lì zhuī zhī dì