it happens only once in a thousand years(qiān zǎi nán féng)

it happens only once in a thousand years

Once in a thousand years, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā NZ ǎ in á NF é ng, which means that it is difficult to meet once in a thousand years. The opportunity is extremely rare. It comes from the biography of Huang Gao and Xie Shangbiao, the governor of Chaozhou.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Huang Gao in the book of Nanqi, it is said that "the minister is mediocre, and he has a strong reputation for prosperity. It is a rare event for him to be awarded and promoted." "At this time, the so-called once-in-a-lifetime meeting is not to be met."

Idiom usage

Qing amung's "broken sleeve chapter. Carpenter": after a long time of meditation, he reclined on his side and looked around him. He said with emotion: such a beautiful girl is a once in a blue moon. Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty's "Jing Hua Yuan" Chapter 41: there is such a miracle in the world! No wonder my uncle said it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience in our boudoir. It's really rare. The first eleven of Xiao Qian's travelers without maps: the second battlefield is about to open up. This is a golden opportunity!

Idioms and allusions

During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xianzong believed in Buddhism very much. Once he was going to bring a piece of Sakyamuni's remains from a temple to the palace. Han Yu was the Minister of the Ministry of punishment at that time. He thought it was very bad for Tang Xianzong to do so, so he wrote a memorial to admonish and welcome the Buddha. After reading the memorial, Tang Xianzong was so angry that he wanted to kill Han Yu. Fortunately, the prime minister tried his best to intercede. At last, Han Yu was demoted to Chaozhou as an assassin. Later, Tang Xianzong reformed some bad policies of the former dynasty, and achieved positive results in national governance. At that time, Han Yu wrote a memorial "Xie Shangbiao, the governor of Chaozhou", praising emperor Xianzong for being a master of Ming Dynasty. He also suggested that emperor Xianzong go to Mount Tai to do a ceremony of Fengchan, so as to show his attitude that emperor Xianzong was an outstanding emperor. Han Yu also revealed in the table that he was eager to attend such a once-in-a-lifetime ceremony. It would be a lifelong regret to lose such an opportunity. Emperor Xianzong thought that Han Yu was a man who dared to speak. Later, he transferred Han Yu back to the capital as the Minister of the Ministry of officials.

Chinese PinYin : qiān zǎi nán féng