spit out a mouthful in the middle of eating and bind up one 's hair in the midst of a bath in order to see visitors(tǔ bǔ wò fà)

spit out a mouthful in the middle of eating and bind up one 's hair in the midst of a bath in order to see visitors

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ǔ B ǔ w ò f à, which means to spit out food many times when eating and hold hair in hand many times when washing hair. It is a metaphor for worrying and busy in order to attract talents. It comes from the family of Duke Zhou of Lu in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Feeding: Food chewed by the mouth. Spit out the food in the mouth many times when eating, hold the hair in the hand many times when washing the hair. It is a metaphor for worrying and busy in order to attract talents.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of historical records, Lu Zhougong's family: "I am afraid of losing the sages in the world when I wash my hair three times and feed my food three times."

Idiom usage

In the book baopuzi Yimin written by Jin Gehong, "the Duke of Zhou is a great sage. He is noble and humble. He is afraid of losing others." The third fold of Qi Ying Bu written by Wu Mingshi of Yuan Dynasty: "although it's impossible to be a celebrity, it's also the wind and cloud of he." The fifth act of Guo Moruo's Cai Wenji: "Weiwei Zaifu, spit out and hold his hair, Jinbi redeem me, and see the beauty again." In Tang Hanyu's Fu Shang Shu on the twenty ninth day, it is said that "although we can't catch it as the Duke of Zhou, we should lead it in. We should observe the reason and leave it. We shouldn't just be silent." Chapter 18 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty written by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "when the Duke of Zhou was at the height of Zhou Dynasty, the world was at peace, and all the foreigners were at home and abroad. He still wanted to accept the world's sages."

Idioms and allusions

After that, the king of Wu collapsed and became a less powerful king. The Duke of Zhou was afraid that the world would hear of the collapse of King Wu. The Duke of Zhou was the ruler of the state. Guan Shu and his younger brothers rumored that Yu Guo said, "Duke Zhou will not be good for becoming a king." Duke Zhou appealed to Duke Wang and Duke Zhao, saying, "the reason why I took charge of the administrators was that I was afraid that the whole world would not be able to sue my former kings, such as king Tai, King Ji and King Wen. The worries of the three kings have been in the world for a long time, and now they will come true. In the end, the king of Wu will become a king, but in the end, he will become a king. That's why I think so. " So the prime minister became king, and his son boqindai was granted the title of Lu. Duke Zhou said, "I am the son of King Wen, the younger brother of King Wu, and the uncle of King Cheng. I am not cheap in the world. However, I am afraid of losing the sages in the world. The son of Lu is not proud of his country. " Later, King Wu died and Cheng was still in his infancy. The Duke of Zhou was afraid that people in the world would betray the imperial court when they heard that King Wu was dead, so he ascended the throne and took charge of the state affairs for King Cheng. Guan Shu and his brothers spread rumors in the Kingdom, saying: "Duke Zhou will be unfavorable to Cheng Wang. "Duke Zhou told Duke Wang and Duke Zhao that" the reason why I didn't evade the suspicion of acting as an agent of state affairs was that I was afraid that people in the world would betray the Zhou family and would not be able to account to our former kings, such as king Tai, Wang Ji and King Wen. The three former kings worked hard for the cause of the world for a long time, and now they have just succeeded. King Wu died early and King Cheng was young. It was only for the sake of stabilizing the Zhou Dynasty that I did so. "So he eventually helped Cheng Wang and ordered his son Bo Qin to be granted the title of Lu on his behalf. Duke Zhou warned Boqin: "I am the son of King Wen, the younger brother of King Wu, and the uncle of King Cheng. My position in the whole world is not low. But I wash my head three times, hold my hair three times, eat a meal three times, spit out the food I'm chewing, and get up to receive the sages. In this way, I'm afraid of losing the sages in the world. After you come to the state of Lu, don't be arrogant because you have territory. "The earliest king of Zhou Dynasty was King Wen of Zhou, whose son king Wu of Zhou overthrew King Zhou of Yin. When King Wu was about to die, he passed on the country to his son, King Zhou Cheng. But king Cheng was young. Therefore, when King Wu was in danger, he called his younger brother, Duke Zhou, and entrusted him with saying, "you should help your nephew to take charge of the world! "So before King Cheng came of age, the Duke of Zhou was in charge of political affairs. Zhou Gong was not only resourceful, but also loyal. He used to help King Wu fight against King Zhou, but now he is in charge of the country instead of King Wu, but he has no intention of stealing. However, someone in the court criticized him and said, "one day, he will abolish the king and become the king himself. "So, under the banner of preventing the Duke of Zhou from usurping the world, some people rebelled and wanted to overthrow the Duke of Zhou and take possession of the rivers and mountains of the Zhou Dynasty. With his own ability, the Duke of Zhou suppressed them all. He also formulated the etiquette of the state to make the elders and the young and the monarchs and ministers orderly. This is the famous "ritual making and music making" of the Duke of Zhou in history. When his nephew grew up and the world was stable, Duke Zhou returned the government to him. King Cheng of Zhou knew that he could take charge of the world with the help of his uncle, so he respected the Duke of Zhou very much. Zhou Gong has a son named Boqin. In order to express his gratitude to Duke Zhou, King Cheng of Zhou planned to grant the state of Lu to Boqin. When Boqin was about to leave, Duke Zhou called his son to him and said, "when you get to Lu, you must remember to be diligent in politics. Do you know how I managed the Zhou Dynasty? As long as someone comes to me, even if I'm eating, I'll receive them immediately. Sometimes, as soon as the meal comes to my mouth, a virtuous minister asks to see me, and immediately puts down his job and comes out to receive me first; sometimes, when someone asks to see me while I'm washing my hair, he doesn't care about his hair, so he quickly holds it in his hand and comes out to greet me first. "One meal, three vomit and three hold hair. Only in this way can the country be well governed. The idiom "spit, nourish and hold one's hair" refers to worrying and busy in order to attract talents.

Chinese PinYin : tǔ bǔ wò fà