a stirring among the dry bones(sǐ huī fù rán)

a stirring among the dry bones

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǐ Hu ī f ù R á n, which means that the losers regain their power or the things that stop moving again. It comes from the biography of Han Changru in historical records by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty.

Idioms and allusions

origin

King Liang was afraid, weeping and yearning day and night, and he didn't know what to do. King he Liang was filial to his son and loyal to his ministers, and the Empress Dowager Fu was compassionate? The eldest princess told the Empress Dowager that she was the emperor of speech. In other words, the emperor's heart was understood, and Empress Dowager Xie, who was not crowned, said, "brothers can't teach each other, but they are worried about the Empress Dowager. When I saw Liang Shi, I gave him a big gift. Wang Yi, the king of the Liang Dynasty, was very happy. The Empress Dowager and the eldest princess gave more than one thousand gold to the state of an. The name is obvious from this, and it comes from Han Dynasty. After that, an Guo pleaded guilty and was humiliated by the prison official Tian Jia. Anguo said, "is death not the only thing? Tian Jia said, "if you do, you will drown. The Han envoys Baian state is the history of Liang Dynasty, and there are two thousand stones in the beginning. Tian Jia died and left. Anguo said, "if Jia is not an official, I will perish and live. A thanks for the flesh. Anguo said with a smile, "you can drown! Is justice equal to foot and cure? "I'm very kind to you.

Source translation

The king of Liang was afraid, weeping and missing day and night. He didn't know what to do. Why is the king of Liang filial as his son and loyal as his subjects, but the Empress Dowager does not pity him The eldest princess told empress dowager Dou these words in detail. Empress dowager Dou said happily, "I will tell the emperor these words for him." After he told the empress dowager, he took off his hat to admit his mistake and said, "our brothers can't persuade each other, but they have added to the Empress Dowager's sorrow." So he received all the messengers sent by the king of Liang, and rewarded them heavily. Since then, the king of Liang has been more favored. Empress Dowager Dou and the eldest princess reward Han Anguo with more than 1000 gold worth of property. His reputation became prominent, and he established contact with the imperial court. Later, Han an Guo was convicted of breaking the law, and Tian Jia, a prison official in Meng County, insulted Han an Guo. Han Anguo said: "can't the dead ashes revive?" Tian Jia said: "if it burns again, sprinkle a bubble of urine to water it." Soon after, the position of Liang's internal history was vacant, and Han sent envoys to appoint Han Anguo as Liang's internal history, starting from the prisoners as an official at the level of 2000 stone. Tian Jia abandoned his official and ran away. Han Anguo said, "if Tian Jia doesn't come back, I will destroy your clan." Tian Jia took off his clothes and went to apologize. Han Anguo said with a smile: "you can pee! Are you people worthy of my punishment? " Finally, treat him kindly.

Idiom story

Han Anguo was a resourceful, open-minded and generous minister. During the reign of emperor Jingdi of Han Dynasty, he once served as a censor and once acted as prime minister. Han Anguo was once put in prison for a case, waiting for a judgment. Tian Jia, the warden of Mengxian prison, was snobbish and very rude to Han Anguo. He often scolded him and beat him. Once, Han Anguo was so angry that he scolded Tian Jia and said, "don't you think that I have no more days in my life. Can't the ashes of the extinguished fire regenerate?" Tian Jia said with a cold smile: "I have never heard that the dead ash can still make a fire. If it can really make a fire, I will pee and water it!" Tian Jia went away with pride.

A few days later, Han Anguo was released, and his official position was for Liang Xiaowang, the emperor's brother. When Tian Jia heard the news, he was scared to death. Han an Guo told his family, "tell Tian Jia that if he doesn't come to see me, his whole family's life will be lost."

Tian Jia takes off his clothes, exposing his back and quilt, and comes to Han Anguo to plead guilty. Han Anguo saw Tian Jia in a mess, and he couldn't help laughing and said, "guard Tian, today's ashes are really coming back. Come and douse it with urine." Han Anguo didn't punish Tian Jia, just to teach him a lesson

Idiom usage

A person who has lost power gains power again

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: resurgence, resurgence

Chinese PinYin : sǐ huī fù rán