an accident(wú wàng zhī zāi)

an accident

The Chinese idiom, w ú w à ngzh à Z à I, refers to the disaster or damage without cause. It comes from the book of changes.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of changes, there is no rash. Or the ox, the pedestrian. The disaster of the city people. "

Idioms and allusions

During the Warring States period, King kaolie of Chu had no son. Chunshen dedicated many fertile women to the king of Chu, but they could not have children after all. Li Yuan, a native of the state of Zhao, wanted to offer his younger sister to the king of Chu, but when he heard that the king of Chu was infertile, he worried that she would be out of favor in the palace for a long time, so he used party deception to induce Chunshen to accept his younger sister as his concubine. Later, she was pregnant with Chunshenjun. After a secret business with her brother and sister, Li Yuan's sister said to Chunshenjun, "the king of Chu has more trust in you than his brother. Now you have been a prime minister for more than 20 years, but the king of Chu has no son. After his death, his brothers will succeed to the throne. They have their own relatives. How can you keep your honor and wealth for a long time? What's more, you have been in power for a long time. In the process of getting along with the brothers of the king of Chu, there are many places to be rude and offend them. At that time, I'm afraid there will be disaster! How can you keep your phase and your fiefdom? " After intimidating Chunshen for a while, the woman said mysteriously, "now I am pregnant. If you can offer me your concubine to the king of Chu by virtue of your close relationship with the king of Chu, I trust God that if you give birth to a boy in the future, it will be your son, that is, the future king of Chu. In this way, compared with being governed by others, I always worry that there will be misfortune Isn't that much better? " Chun Shen Jun thought that she was right, so he took the opportunity to dedicate the woman to the king of Chu. As expected, he gave birth to a boy and was made the prince. Li Yuan's sister was made the queen, so Li Yuan was valued by the king of Chu and held great power. king Kalei was ill. A man named Zhu Ying said to Chunshenjun: "there are unexpected blessings and unexpected disasters in the world. Now you are in an unexpected world and serve an unexpected king. How can there be no unexpected people around you?" Chun Shen Jun asked: "what is unexpected blessing?" You have been the Prime Minister of Chu for more than 20 years. Although you are the prime minister in name, you are actually the king of Chu. Now the king of Chu is critically ill, and the prince is young. Once the king of Chu returns to heaven, you will assist the young monarch, just like the Duke of Zhou in ancient times. Or, when you are king yourself, you will always have the state of Chu. That's what I call the blessing of the unexpected. " What is an unexpected disaster "At present, although Li Yuan is not in power, he is Uncle Wang. He does not serve as a general in charge of the army, but for a long time, he has privately raised a group of soldiers who are loyal to him. Once the king of Chu died, Li Yuan would be the first to enter the palace. Under the pretext of the king's edict, he would take charge of the power and kill you arbitrarily. This is what we call an unexpected disaster. " What is an unexpected person "You are going to appoint me as a doctor first. After the death of the king of Chu, if Li Yuan really seizes the advanced palace, I will help you kill him. This is what I call an unexpected person." Chun Shen shook his head and said, "forget it, sir. Li Yuan is a coward and I treat him very well. How can he do that? " Zhu Ying saw that Chunshen could not listen to his admonition and was afraid of being implicated in the future, so she ran away. Seventeen days later, King kaolie died. As expected, Li Yuan robbed the palace and ambushed the killer. When Chunshen arrived, he assassinated him, cut off his head and threw it outside the palace. Then he ordered Chunshenjun's family to be killed. Li Yuan's younger sister was pregnant with Chun Shen Jun and gave birth to the boy, who was later named king you of Chu.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: unexpected disaster, unexpected disaster [antonym]: happy life [Xiehouyu]: stars hit the head [lantern riddle]: stars hit the head

Idiom usage

As the subject or object, it refers to the disaster or damage that has been suffered. It can solve the knot of injustice and eliminate the disaster of no wrong. The twelfth chapter of journey to the west by Wu Chengen in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : wú wàng zhī zāi