serve like a dog or a horse(quǎn mǎ zhī láo)

serve like a dog or a horse

The work of dogs and horses is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Qu ǎ nm ǎ zh ī L á o, which means that he is willing to work for the monarch like dogs and horses, and that he is willing to be driven and serve others. It comes from the biography of Kong Guang in Hanshu.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Kong Guang in the book of Han Dynasty: "Chen Guang is resourceful and resourceful, and the dog and horse are sincere. He is afraid that once he falls, he will not be able to repay him."

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be an object; to be derogatory. Li Mou is not talented. He has a lot of food and salary. He is willing to repay his virtue by doing nothing. The 63rd chapter of Shi Naian's Shuihu Quan Zhuan in Ming Dynasty and Duan Zhuo Zhuan in Jin Dynasty: "may your majesty think about the benevolence of your son Fang, the labor of your dog and horse, the reward of your curtain, the edict of benevolence and benefit, and the system of providing for the aged." Chapter 58 of the outlaws of the Marsh: "all the people in the hall say:" I'm willing to follow you. " Chapter 38 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms: "when Kong Ming saw that his intention was sincere, he said:" since the general does not abandon each other, he is willing to do what he does. " The 63rd chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in the Ming Dynasty: Zhuge Liang cries bitterly, Pang Tong and Zhang Yide explain Yan Yan: the defeated general, he Meng's kindness, can't be rewarded. He is willing to give his dog and horse's labor, and he doesn't need to draw a bow and arrow to take Chengdu.

Idiom story

Water Margin

In the 63rd time, song Jiangbing won the battle against Chengguan in Beijing and decided to take Liangshanpo: at that time, Shi Xiu and Lu Junyi were desperate in the city, and the people from all over the city came together, and all the officials put up the hook and trip over the lasso. Poor brave hero, Fang Xin is outnumbered. The two men were caught, and they were sent to Liang Zhongshu to ask the robbers who had robbed the Dharma hall to come. Under the hall, Shi xiuab opened his eyes and yelled: "you are a thief who destroys the country and harms the people. I listen to my brother's orders. Sooner or later, I will lead the army to attack your city and cut you into three pieces! I'll teach you first. " Shi Xiu scolds thousands of thieves in front of the hall, and everyone in the hall is stunned. After hearing this, Liang Zhongshu pondered for a long time and asked him to take the big flail. He put them on death row and paid Cai Fu to take care of them. Cai Fu wanted to get to know Liang shanpo, and he made two of them into a prison. He ate good wine and meat with them every day. As a result, he has not suffered any hardship, but he has been raised well. But he said that Liang Zhongshu called the new Wang Taishou of Honshu island to take office, and counted the number of injured people in the city. Seventy or eight of them were killed, and countless of them suffered head and face injuries, skin injuries, and broken legs and feet. When he signed up with the official, Liang Zhongshu paid the official money to cure the burn. The next day, the newspaper outside the city said, "I have received dozens of headless posts from Liangshan park. I dare not hide them, so I have to submit them." When Liang Zhongshu read it, he was so scared that his soul flew out of the sky. The post reads: "Liang Shan Bo Yishi Song Jiang, worshipped Daming Fu, announced to the world: today is the great Song Dynasty, abusing officials in power, abusing the power of officials, beating the good people to death, smearing the surname Wan.". Lu Junyi is a hero in Beijing. Today, please go up to the mountain to help heaven. How to play favoritism and kill kindness! Shi Xiu was ordered to report to the police first and was arrested. If you save two lives and give up your adulteress, I will not intrude. If you hurt your wings and bend your thighs, you should pull out the stronghold and start a division. If you want to fight with one another, your soldiers will be burned everywhere. Wipe out treachery and foolishness. Heaven and earth support each other, and ghosts and gods protect each other. Talk and laugh into the city, there is no light excuse. He is a righteous man, a good wife, a filial son, a good citizen, and a good official. It is known to the public. At that time, after reading the headless notice, Liang Zhongshu called Wang Taishou to come and discuss: "how can this matter be resolved?" Wang Taishou was a coward. After hearing this, he wrote to Liang Zhong: "Liang shanpo, the imperial court has not been able to arrest him several times, not to mention the strength of our county? It would be too late to repent if the desperado led the troops and the imperial court did not stop rescuing them! If you talk about Xiaoguan's stupid intention, you can save the lives of these two people. On the one hand, you can write that you are going to play for the imperial court. On the other hand, you can send a book to Cai Taishi Enxiang to know. On the other hand, you can teach your troops to go out of the city and go down to the village, so that they will not be worried. In this way, Beijing will be safe and the military and the people will not be injured. If you kill these two for a while, you will be afraid that the invaders will come to the city. One will not be rescued, the other will be blamed by the imperial court. The third is that the people will panic and the city will be disturbed. It is very inconvenient. " Liang Zhongshu heard: "the magistrate's words are very appropriate." First, he called Cai Fu, who was in prison, and then said, "these two thieves are very important. If you are restrained, you are afraid of death; if you are taught to be relaxed, you are afraid that he will go away. You two brothers, sooner or later, can be tight or slow, care about the firm management, don't neglect all the time. " After hearing this, Tsai Fu was very happy: "it's just what you want." After receiving the order, he went to the prison to comfort both of them. When Liang Zhongshu just said that, he called Wenda, the commander of the army and horse, and Li Cheng, the king of heaven, to the hall to discuss. Liang Zhongshu said that there was no head notice in Liangshan Park, which was what Wang Taishou said. After both of them monitored, Li Cheng said, "how dare you leave the nest without permission? Why is Xianggong so thoughtful? Li is not talented and has a lot of food and salary. He is willing to do his best to lead the army and leave the city for the village. Don't negotiate if the grass-roots bandits don't come. If that gang of strong bandits leave the nest without permission and lead the people to come, it's not the boast of a young general. It's sure that the thief will never come back! " Liang Zhongshu was overjoyed, and immediately took gold embroidered satin to reward the two generals. Two say goodbye to Liang Zhongshu and go back to camp to rest.

The official seal of Ju Cheng

He was appointed to a position of high rank in the past, but his death had no effect. Fortunately, he was spared the punishment. He protected the leader, and now he was promoted to a position of high rank in the imperial court. Chen Guang is resourceful and shallow. He is a dog with a horse's teeth. He is afraid that once he falls, he will not be rewarded. When you see the story of the country, the book of history has been transferred for a long time. It is not a unique skill. The minister is open, fair and diligent. He is sensitive to affairs and can be ordered by the minister. ——The biography of Kong guangzhuan in the Han Dynasty: the imperial edict of Guangju was sealed, and the imperial edict of Guangxie was sealed.

Chinese PinYin : quǎn mǎ zhī láo