be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing(shēng sè gǒu mǎ)

be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh ē ngs è g ǒ um ǎ, which means the way of lechery of the old ruling class. It refers to giving up the pursuit of inner spiritual world and pursuing external entertainment activities. It comes from the biography of the king of Qi in the book of Sui.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] be disgraced, discredited, sensual and sensual; and [antonym] go down in history and live forever

The origin of Idioms

"The biography of the king of Qi in the book of Sui Dynasty:" he is arrogant and willful. He is close to villains, and his behavior is illegal. He sent Qiao Lingze, Liu Qianan, Pei Gai, Huang Fuchen, Ku Dizhong, Chen Zhiwei and others to seek fame and lust. "

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. Example: in Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, Chongji: "it's music of sound and color, which is enough for self entertainment." In historical records, Zui was afraid of giving up poems and books, because he wanted to have a good voice and color, but he wanted to have a poor taste In Song Dynasty Li Qingzhao's the second preface to the records of gold and stone, he said: "so he listed several cases, and felt comfortable, understood and schemed, and was happy to be taught by God." In Pu Songling's Liaozhaizhiyi xuhuangliang of the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the sound and lust of the dog and the horse are wanton day and night; the national economy and the people's livelihood are wanton." "Song Yu and Sima Xiangru are treated in this way, which is similar to the later" Qingke "of the powerful family. They are all playthings between the sound and the color of the dog and the horse," Lu Xun said in his "the enemy of poetry collected from the collection of extramurals" On the volume of song Su Zhe's Longchuan biezhi: "if a man is in charge of a young man, he should know that it is difficult for all sides. Otherwise, if you don't pay attention to the sound and color of dogs and horses, then civil engineering, Jiabing and praying temple will be done. "

Idioms and allusions

Yang Zhao, the eldest son of emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty, the prince of Yuande, died in the second year of Daye. At that time, officials in the central court believed that Yang Min, the second son of emperor Yang, was certainly the prince. As a prince, Yang Min has received good education since childhood, but his conduct is not as good as that of his elder brother Yang Zhao. He is also surrounded by a group of dirty villains. Yang Min often sends people to search in many ways for his own wanton pleasure. At that time, there was a Jingzhao named daxitong, and a concubine named Wang was good at singing. For a while, officials and dignitaries vied with each other to invite her to Huatang banquet. Later, she often went to Yangmin's house to show her voice. A censor reported the matter to the emperor. Emperor Yang was very angry. He sent more than 1000 soldiers to search Yang Min's house and severely investigated the people involved. After Yang Min's wife, Wei, died, Yang Min had an affair with Wei's sister, yuan, who gave birth to a daughter. Yang Min secretly called his confidant, Qiao Lingze, and his group to the mansion, and held a banquet to celebrate. Qiao Lingze and others took off Yang Min's hat and said that he should wear a crown. They also said that Yuan should be the queen. Later, when Emperor Yang knew about it, he was so angry that he ordered Qiao Lingze and others to be executed. The yuan family gave him a death sentence, and Yang Min's other villains were sent to the army. The emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty was so licentious, his son was so disheartened, and his domestic and foreign policies were improper, so the Sui Dynasty was doomed within 40 years.

Chinese PinYin : shēng sè gǒu mǎ