an old horse which knows the way(shí tú lǎo mǎ)

an old horse which knows the way

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh í t ú L ǎ om ǎ, which means that Lao Ma knows the way and refers to someone who is very familiar with something. It comes from Shuo Lin Shang, Volume 7 of Han Fei Zi.

The origin of Idioms

In Han Feizi, shuolingshang: "Guan Zhong and Xi Peng cut down solitary bamboos from Duke Huan, and turned back from spring to winter, which led to confusion and disobedience. Guan Zhong said, "the wisdom of an old horse can be used." He let the old horse go, and then he got the way. "

Idioms and allusions

Guan Zhong and Xi Peng cut the solitary bamboo from Duke Huan. Spring went to winter, but winter turned back. They were confused and lost their way. Guan Zhong said, "the wisdom of an old horse can be used. He let the old horse go, and then he got the way. He let the old horse go, and then he got the way. There is no water in the mountain. Xipeng said, "ants live in the sun of the mountain in winter, and in the shade of the mountain in summer. He dug the earth and got water. It's not difficult to learn from the old horse and ant by Guan Zhong's sage and Xipeng's wisdom to the extent that he doesn't know. It's not too much for people today to learn from the sage's wisdom by his foolishness. Guan Zhong and Xi (x í) Peng followed Duke Huan of Qi to fight against Guzhu. They went out in spring and returned in winter. They lost their way. Guan Zhong said: "we can use the wisdom of the old horse." So let go of the old horse, we followed, and finally found the way. There is no water to drink in the mountain. Xi Peng said, "ants live in sunny places in the mountain in winter (South), and in cool places in the mountain in summer (North). If the ant peak on the ground is one inch high, there will be water eight feet underground. " So we dug up the ground and finally got the water. With Guan Zhong's wisdom and Xipeng's wisdom, when they encounter things they don't know, they don't hesitate to learn from old horses and ants. Isn't it a big mistake for people nowadays to learn from sage's wisdom with stupid heart?

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: old horse knows the way, easy to drive

Idiom usage

You don't have to worry about it, and your Laozi is ~, so take your time to instruct you! Mao Dun's midnight four

Chinese PinYin : shí tú lǎo mǎ