speak of ice to insects that live only one summer(xià chóng yǔ bīng)

speak of ice to insects that live only one summer

Xiachongyubing is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi à ch ó ngy à B à ng, which means that you can't talk about ice and snow with insects who live and die in summer. From Chuang Tzu autumn water.

Idiom story

Bohai shenruo said: "for frogs in the well, you can't talk about the sea with them because of their limited horizons; for insects that live and die in summer, you can't talk about ice and snow with them because their horizons are restricted by seasons; The reason why you can't talk about the grand principle with a person with shallow knowledge is that his vision is bound by his education. Now that you come out from the river bank and see the sea, you will know your rudeness, so you can talk about the truth. There is no bigger water in the world than the sea. Thousands of rivers return to the sea, I do not know when to stop, but it does not overflow; tail discharge it, I do not know when to stop, but it will not reduce and run out; the sea does not change with the change of seasons, nor is it affected by floods and droughts. This shows that its capacity exceeds that of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River. But I have never boasted about myself, because since the formation of form between heaven and earth and the absorption of yin and Yang from it, I am in heaven and earth, just like a small stone and a small wood on a big mountain, and I will be looked down upon by others. How can I boast about myself? Calculate the Central Plains in the world, not like high rice in the big warehouse? The number of things is called "ten thousand", and human beings are only one of them. Human beings are all over the world, and there are people in the places where grain grows and where cars and boats reach. People only account for one thousand of them. Does this show that compared with all things, human beings are not like the ends of hair on horses? This is all that the five emperors ruled continuously, the three kings fought for, the benevolent people worried about, and the sages who took the world as their own duty worked hard. Boyi gained fame by giving up his position as a king, while Confucius showed his erudition by talking about the world. They boasted like this, just like you were complacent when you saw the river rising before

Homologous allusions

Looking at the sky at the bottom of the well and suspecting ice with insects

The origin of Idioms

It is said in Chuang Tzu's autumn water: "well frogs can't speak to the sea, but to the empty; summer insects can't speak to the ice, but to the time."

Idiom usage

Sun Chuo's "Ode to Tiantai Mountain" in Wenxuan: "I doubt the ice of summer insects, and I think about correcting them." Li Shan notes: "words are simple and close to wisdom. They are the same as summer insects. Now they are the same, so we should think about correcting them." Zhang Mi notes: "summer insects do not know winter ice, but also small wisdom, do not know high road, so laugh." in the Song Dynasty, Mei Yaochen's poem "ice left by Uncle Yongshu in the middle of the ambush" said: "a huge piece is placed in front of me, condensing and changing. Fear cold dare not eat, there are summer insects suspected Ling Mengchu of Ming Dynasty, Volume 37 of Er Ke Pai An Qi: "Lang's eyes are so shallow, it's really a summer insect that can't speak ice." Wang Tao of Qing Dynasty wrote "Liu He Jiang Hun Cheng Yi": "I don't know the reason why I'm depending on you, but I don't know the reason why I'm going to be obedient or rebellious. It's just like a chicken urn. One day, I don't know the time."

Chinese PinYin : xià chóng yǔ bīng