take precautions against a possible danger(qū tū xǐ xīn)

take precautions against a possible danger

Qu tuyi is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Q ū t ū x ǐ x ī n, which means to turn the chimney into a curved one and remove the firewood beside the stove. It means taking measures in advance to prevent disaster. It comes from the biography of Huo Guang in the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

"Huo guangzhuan in the book of Han Dynasty:" when a minister hears that a guest has a master, he sees that his stove is straight and protruding, and there is a salary accumulation nearby. The guest said that the master, more cursory, moved far away from his salary, not and fire, the master hey ran should not. The family of Oregon caught fire, and the neighbors saved it. Fortunately, they got the rest. "

Idiom usage

In order to make peace with the sea and the pride of heaven. Huang Zunxian's works of Fuzhou Dashui Xingtong Zhang qiaoye zhangai Renzhang in Qing Dynasty, Volume 80 of yiwenlei Jue, quoted Han Huantan's Xinlun: "Chunyu Kun went to his neighbor's house and saw that his kitchen was straight and his salary was close to it. He said:" there is fire here ", so he moved his salary for the sake of curving. If the neighbor doesn't listen, his house will be burned. If the neighbor puts out the fire, it will be destroyed. Cook the sheep with wine to thank the fire fighters, and refuse to shout. The wise man sneered and said, "Qu Tu's salary has no grace, and he is a guest of honor." It's cheap and expensive. The chimney. See also biography of Huo Guang in Hanshu and Shuo Yuan Quan Mou in Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty. < / Li > < li > one of the poems of Li geishi written by Du Mu in Tang Dynasty: "no one can be a fisherman by the sea." < li > < li > in Huang Zunxian's Fuzhou fire trip in the Qing Dynasty, he said, "qutu is a great benefactor, and I wish to make peace with Haian and Tianjiao." In Liang Qichao's after reading, he said, "if you don't make a breakthrough, you will return." It is also called "changing pay by accident". < li > < li > in the Qing Dynasty, Li Yu's "jade scratch the head · rivalry": "if you are unfaithful, you dare to take credit." He also wrote "Qu Tu". < / Li > < li > in the Bai Yi poem by Wei yingyu of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that "when Qu Tu fails to meet the guests, Jiaotou is the guest of honor." < / Li > < li > Song Wang Anshi's Elegy of Wu Zhengsu Gong (2): "it's not impossible to wear a piece of clothing without experience." < li > < li > Wang Kaiyun's "Ode to sorrowful rain": "the barking of dogs in the city is strange to many people, and the harm of Qu Tu's early seeking for guests."

original text

If a guest has ever had a master, he will see that his stove is straight and protruding, and there will be accumulated salary nearby. The guest said to his master, "it's even more curvy, and his salary is far away. If not, there will be fire." Master, you should not. In Russia, the family was on fire, and the neighbors saved it. Fortunately, they got the rest. So he killed the cattle and gave thanks to his neighbors. Those who burned the cattle were on the way up. The rest of them sat down for the second time, but did not record the words of those who were curvy. The man said to his master, "the envoys listen to the guests. They don't spend much wine, and eventually they die of fire. Today, when we talk about merit, we invite guests. When we are in trouble, we will be honored. " The master invited him.

notes

Past: visit. By the side: by the side. change: change. No, if not. Hey (m) ran: I don't talk. Hey, same as "Mo". breath: same as "extinguish", extinguish. A person who has been burned by fire. Burn, burn. Not recording: not inviting. But, but, record, accept, extend to invite. Xi Long envoy: if at first. Xiang, with "Xiang", in the past; Shi, if. Make: if. death: through the "nothing" 寤: with the "awareness", awakening, awakening. up: up. second seat: arrange seats. "Sitting" leads to "seat"

translation

A visitor to the host saw that the chimney of the stove was straight and there was firewood beside it. He said to the host, "turn the chimney to make firewood far away from the chimney. Otherwise, there will be a fire. " The master was silent. Soon, the house was on fire. The neighbors came to put out the fire. Fortunately, the fire was put out. So (the host) slaughtered the cattle and offered a banquet to thank the neighbors. The people who were injured by the fire were arranged at the table, and the rest were arranged according to their merits, but the guests who proposed "Qu Tu" were not invited. Someone said to the host, "if I had listened to the guest's words, I didn't have to pay for the banquet. There would never have been a fire. Now, commenting on credit and inviting guests, (why) the people who put forward the suggestion of "moving money by leaps and bounds" have not received thanks and favors, while the burned people have become guests? " The host woke up and invited the guest. Xu Fu of Maoling wrote many times that Huo's rebellious behavior should be prevented in advance. If his majesty accepted Xu Fu's advice, the state would not set aside the cost of land enfeoffment and waiting, and his subordinates would not plot against the rebellion and suffer the catastrophe of killing. Now that the matter is over, only Xu Fu has not been rewarded for his contributions. I hope your majesty will appreciate his foresight of "bending the chimney and removing firewood" and make him above the "burned out" ones! " The emperor rewarded Xu Fu with 10 pieces of silk and granted him the official post of "Lang".

allusion

In ancient times, a family built a house. Many neighbors, relatives and friends came to celebrate. People praised the house for its good construction. The host was very happy. But one of the guests sincerely put forward to the host: "the chimney in your kitchen goes straight up from the top of the stove. In this way, the fire in the stove can easily fly out of the chimney and fall on the roof of the house, causing a fire. You'd better change it by adding a curved passage between the stove and the chimney. It's much safer. " (i.e. "curving" and "protruding": chimney.) After a meal, the guest said, "you've piled so much firewood in front of the stove. It's also very dangerous. You'd better move away." (i.e. "moving salary", moving: moving, moving, salary: firewood.) After the host heard this, he thought that the guest was deliberately trying to make a fool of him, and he was very unhappy. Of course, there is no need to seriously adopt these opinions. After a few days, the new house caught fire because of the kitchen problem. The neighbors worked together to save the fire. In order to reward those who helped to put out the fire, the host specially set up a banquet, and invited those who were burned to death to the table. Only the man who gave advice was not invited. This is called: in a mess, sit on the sidelines. At this time, someone reminded the host: "you invited all the people who helped to put out the fire, but why not ask the man who suggested you build the chimney and remove the firewood? If you had listened to the guest's advice, the fire would not have happened. Now, it's a matter of merit. How can you invite people who were burned to death to sit on the table instead of those who gave you advice? " After hearing this, the master awoke and quickly invited the man who had given advice.

Chinese PinYin : qū tū xǐ xīn