bury the hatchet(wò shǒu yán huān)

bury the hatchet

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is w ò sh ǒ uy á nhu ā n, which means to shake hands and talk and laugh. It comes from the biography of Li Tong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Ye's biography of Li Tong in the book of the later Han Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, Song Dynasty, said: "when we meet, we talk to each other and shake hands with each other happily."

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate; commendatory. Chapter 28 of the popular romance of the Republic of China written by Cai Dongfan and Xu Xun's father: Wen went to the North last year, holding hands with the public, hearing that the public earnestly thought of the country and the people, and suffered from one day's work. the interests of the two countries are so different that it is difficult for them to hold hands.

Idiom story

At the end of Wang Mang's life, Nanyang was in turmoil. Li Tong and his cousin Li Yi discussed that Liu Xiu was the only promising candidate, so they went to visit Liu Xiu. Li Tong is eloquent and resourceful, while Liu Xiu is far sighted and knows people well. They hate to see each other late and shake hands happily to say goodbye. A few years later, Li Tong and Liu Xiu met in Jiyang County, and together broke through the character dimension of Li Tong in Nanyang County. His father's name is Li Shou. According to historical records, Li Shou is "nine feet long, with an extremely different appearance, a strict and resolute man, and an official at home.". It was the good family education that made Li Tong and his younger brother Li Yi the talents at that time. Li Tong is very business minded. He was a famous local businessman when he was young. In the third year of the Dihuang reign of the Western Han Dynasty (AD 22), a great famine hit Nanyang County. Liu Yan and Liu Xiu's family also experienced the disaster. The common people can't survive any longer. As long as anyone gives a hand, they will immediately respond. Before the war, Liu Yan discussed with the local powerful and said, "Wang Mang is tyrannical and the people are divided. In the years of drought and drought, the military revolution began. This is also the time of the end of heaven, the restoration of Gaozu's career and the establishment of the autumn of all ages. " Liu Yan's comments actually determined that the ultimate goal of Nanyang's fighting against mang was to restore the Han family. After Liu Xiu understood his brother Liu Yan's intention, he and the local powerful Li Tong and Li Yi in Wancheng actively prepared for the uprising. In fact, before that, they had a period of mutual understanding. at that time, Liu Xiu was arrested by Wang Mang and hid in Nanyang. Li Tong soon mastered Liu Xiu's whereabouts. Instead of reporting, he sent his younger brother Li Yi to invite Liu Xiu as a guest. Liu Xiuzheng is in trouble. After a meal, Li Tong's "call" is undoubtedly a timely help. He rushes to see Li Tong. When they met, they exchanged feelings, shook hands and talked endlessly. What can they say? It turned out that it was about the uprising. It came to Liu Xiu's heart, but he was afraid that Li Tong would design a trap to harm him, so he tilted his eyes to test Li Tong: "it's not easy to do this! Your father, Li Shou, is still in Chang'an! " Li Tong said: "don't worry about this. We have a plan already!" After listening to Li Tong's words, Liu Xiucai let go and conspired with Li Tong and Li Yi to fight against Wang Mang. Although Li Tong said it very well, it was leaked, and the Li family paid a great price for it: "those who guard their family in Chang'an will kill them, and Nanyang will also kill the Tong brothers, and the clan of 64 people.". The family suffered such a blow, which strengthened the determination of Li Tong brothers to resist. They sent money and troops to help Liu Xiu revolt. Later, Liu Xuan, a member of Liu xiuzong's family, became emperor and worshipped Li Tong as the general of Zhu state and the assistant Marquis of Han Dynasty. In the second year of Jianwu (AD 26), Liu Xiu gained power and Li Tong was granted the title of Marquis of Gushi and worshipped the great Si Nong.

Chinese PinYin : wò shǒu yán huān