Recognize a chicken as a Phoenix(rèn jī zuò fèng)

Recognize a chicken as a Phoenix

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R è NJ ī Zu ò f è ng, which means to recognize mediocrity as precious. From the collection of all good things.

Idioms and allusions

Source: collection of all kinds of good things Volume I: "if a fool of Chu recognizes a chicken as a Phoenix, he is still a little fruit in a spring pool holding a stone as a pearl. However, we should not explore the purpose of the deep and the close The original allusion comes from Yin Wenzi · Da Dao Shang of Jixia Academy in the Warring States period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and Xiaolin of Handan Chun in the Three Kingdoms period

ancient Chinese prose

Chu people have mountain pheasants, passers-by asked: "what birds? "The bearers deceived him and said," the Phoenix King! The passer-by said, "I've heard of the Phoenix emperor for a long time. Now I really see it. Do you sell it? "Ran," he said! "It's a reward for thousands of dollars, and it's a blessing. Please double it. Fang will offer the king of Chu, and the bird dies after sleeping. Passers-by not only cherish their gold, but also wish to offer their ears. According to the legend of the people of China, Xian thought the real Phoenix was valuable, so he wanted to offer it, so he heard it from the king of Chu. The king felt that if he wanted to offer himself, he would call him and give him a generous gift, ten times more than the gold of buying birds.

Vernacular explanation

A passer-by asked him what kind of bird he was? He lied to passers-by and said, "Phoenix.". The passer-by said, "I've heard of Phoenix for a long time. I really saw it today. Do you sell it? " Chu people said: "sell it!" Passers by gave him a lot of money. He didn't sell it. He asked for double. After double, he sold it to passers-by. Passers-by wanted to dedicate the pheasant to the king of Chu, but after a night, the pheasant died. It's not a pity that passers-by spent much money, but it's a pity that they can't dedicate the Phoenix to the king. People in the state of Chu have heard about it, and they all believe that it is the real Phoenix that will spend so much money to buy it for the king. Later, the king of Chu also heard about it. The king of Chu was moved by the passer-by's behavior, so he called him and gave him a lot of things and money. The passer-by got more than ten times more money than the pheasant.

Discrimination of words

Usage: used as predicate, attribute and object; used in people's opinion.

Chinese PinYin : rèn jī zuò fèng