one 's living place was moved , but his wife was not taken along -- extreme forgetfulness(xǐ zhái wàng qī)

one 's living place was moved , but his wife was not taken along -- extreme forgetfulness

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ǐ zh á IW à ngq à, which means to move and forget to bring your wife. It means to be careless and forgetful. It comes from "Confucius family language · virtuous king".

Idiom explanation

Migration: migration; residence: residence.

The origin of Idioms

"Confucius family language · Xianjun" says: "few people forget their wives when they move to their homes."

Idiom usage

It's a serial verb; it's a predicate; it's derogatory; it's careless. In the Western Han Dynasty, Liu Xiang's Shuoyuan · Jingshen: "those who have forgotten their wives when they have heard of them, there are many reasons why they have forgotten their wives."

Idiom story

Story one

Once, Wei Zheng (from Julu County, Xingtai), a counsellor of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, once said with Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty about the rise and fall of the previous dynasty: "in the past, Duke AI of Lu said to Confucius," if there are people who are easy to forget, they will move to their homes and forget their wives. " Confucius said, "what's more, Jie and Zhou forgot their bodies." After hearing this, Emperor Taizong said with great emotion: "yes, you and I should work together to help each other. Don't forget the country and ourselves, so as not to be ridiculed by others." The translated meaning of this story is that Lu Shuai, the king of the state of Lu, does not believe that there are such muddleheaded people in the world. Once he asked Confucius, "do you really think there are such people who move to their homes and forget their wives?" Confucius said, "why not? It's not unusual. There are people who even forget themselves." Lu AI Gong was even more surprised. How could this happen? Confucius said: "this kind of thing is not unusual. For example, Xia Jie, Shang Zhou and other tyrants were licentious, extravagant, indifferent to state affairs and people's livelihood. As a result, the country died and the tyrants died. They have forgotten not only the country, the people, but also themselves! " 、

Story 2

In ancient times, there was a joke like this: there was a man who might be suffering from amnesia. He forgot everything. Once, when he moved to a new house, he left things unsaid. Finally, he forgot his wife and brought her back to his new home. Lu shuaigong, the king of the state of Lu, didn't believe that there were such muddleheaded people in the world. He went to ask Confucius, "when I moved, I forgot to bring my wife. Do you think there are such people?" Confucius burst out laughing: "why not? It's not unusual. Some even forget themselves!" Lu Shuai Gong was even more surprised. How could there be such a thing? Confucius said: this kind of thing is not surprising. For example, Emperor Xin, King Zhou of Shang Dynasty, had a wide range of knowledge, quick thinking, tall stature and excellent kung fu. He once conquered Dongyi and extended his territory to the southeast, the Yangtze River Basin. After sitting firmly in the country, he did not think of danger in times of peace, forgot himself, indulged in wine and sex, and indulged in pleasure, which made the government corrupt; he was overcrowded and severely punished, and the common people were oppressed; he refused to remonstrate, disguised peace, and killed loyal officials. At last, he was sentenced to leave by the public, and the public was full of resentment. As a result, the country died, and he did not protect himself. He not only forgot the country, the common people, but also himself!

Chinese PinYin : xǐ zhái wàng qī