rare treasure(xī shì zhī zhēn)

rare treasure

Xishizhizhen is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is x ī sh ì zh ē n, which means rare treasure in the world. It's a metaphor for something precious. It comes from the song of Ziwei old man.

Analysis of Idioms

Rare and precious

The origin of Idioms

Ouyang Xuan of Yuan Dynasty wrote the song of Ziwei old man in big characters: "the family has this rare treasure."

Idiom usage

As an object; of something rare. Example: the king of Qin unfolded the brocade and looked at it, but he saw that it was pure white, the precious light was shining, and there was no trace of nature in the carving. (Chapter 96 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty) it's a rare treasure that can be obtained, so how can I feel if you give it to me. ——Su Xin Yan Ming by Lu You in Song Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

In the original text, the overseas Chinese who worked in the industry got a good Tongyan, and the Gong became a Qin, the string became a drum, and the golden sound was a jade. I think that the beauty of the world is too common. So that Guogong as, said: "Fugu." Give it back. In order to return, the overseas Chinese worked for lacquer work and ancient seal work. Box and buried in the soil, the period out of the, hold to fit the market. If you pass it, you can see it. If you change it, you can offer it to all the dynasties. According to the official biography, they all said: "treasure of the world." When the overseas Chinese heard about it, they sighed, "what a pity! Is there only one piano? Or else. " The overseas Chinese get a piece of good Tung wood and chop it to make a Qin. They put on the strings and play it like the harmonious sound of gold and jade. He thought it was the best Qin in the world, so he offered it to the official who was in charge of ritual music. The official musician asked the most famous musician in China to inspect it, and the musician said: "it's not old." The government returned the instrument. When the overseas Chinese returned home with the Qin, they discussed with the lacquerer to paint the Qin with uneven patterns; they also discussed with the engraver to carve ancient characters on the Qin; they put it in a box and buried it in the soil. After a year, dig it out and carry it to the market. A senior official passed by the market and saw Qin, so he bought it with a lot of money and presented it to the court. The music officials passed on to watch it and said, "this Qin is really a rare treasure in the world." Hearing this, the overseas Chinese sighed: "this society is really sad! Is it just a piano? Nothing in the world is like this. "

Chinese PinYin : xī shì zhī zhēn