Learn to read and learn to play(xué shū xué jiàn)

Learn to read and learn to play

Learning calligraphy and sword is a Chinese idiom, pronounced Xu é sh à Xu é Ji à n, which means learning literature and practicing martial arts.

Idiom explanation

It refers to learning literature and practicing martial arts.

Idioms and allusions

When Xiang Ji was young, he could not learn books. When he went, he could not learn sword. Xiang Liang was angry. The book is enough to remember the name and surname. One man's sword is not enough to learn, but to learn from ten thousand. " So Xiang Liang was a teacher of the art of war. He was very happy. He knew the meaning slightly, but he refused to learn it. Xiang Liang, who had a taste of the story, asked Jin and Cao to write to Sima Xin. Xiang Liang killed a man and avoided revenge with Ji in Wuzhong. All the scholars and officials in Wuzhong came out to the throne. Every time there are Dayao services and funerals in Wuzhong, Xiang Liang is often the host, and Yin uses the military science department to help the guests and their children, so they know what they can do. Emperor Qinshihuang traveled to Kuaiji, crossed Zhejiang Province, and both Liang and his native place saw it. Ji said: "it is advisable to replace it." Liang covered his mouth and said, "don't talk nonsense, the family is gone!" This is a wonderful book for Liang. It's more than eight feet long. It's capable of carrying the tripod. It's brilliant, though all the children of Wuzhong are afraid of it. Xiang Ji learned to write and read when he was a child, but he didn't succeed. He also learned swordsmanship, but he didn't succeed. Xiang Liang is very angry with him. But Xiang Ji said, "writing can only be used to remember names, and fencing can only be used against one person, so it's not worth learning. I'm going to learn how to defeat ten thousand people. " So Xiang Liang taught Xiang Ji the art of war. Xiang Ji was very happy, but he just understood the general idea of the art of war and refused to learn it to the end. Xiang Liang was once arrested and jailed in Yueyang County because of his involvement in a crime. He asked Cao Qian of Qi county to write a love story letter to Sima Xin of Yueyang County, and the matter was settled. Later Xiang Liang killed another man. In order to avoid his enemies, he fled to Wuzhong county with Xiang Ji. The talented scholar bureaucrats in Wuzhong county are not as good as Xiang Liang. Whenever there is a large-scale corvee or a big funeral in Wuzhong County, Xiang Liang often acts as the host, and secretly organizes guests and young people with military deployment, so as to understand their talents. When the first emperor of Qin visited Kuaiji county and crossed Zhejiang Province, Xiang Liang and Xiang Ji went to see it together. Xiang Ji said, "that man, I can replace him!" Xiang Liang quickly covered his mouth and said, "don't talk nonsense, you have to chop all over the house!" But Xiang Liang felt that Xiang Ji was very unusual. Xiang Ji is more than eight feet tall. He has great strength and talent. Even the local young people in Wuzhong are afraid of him. interpretation "if you can't learn books, go, learn swords." Later, he used "learning calligraphy and sword" to refer to learning literature and practicing martial arts.

Discrimination of words

Liu Yazi's "Ci Yun Fen Ji Kang Bi Da Jue" is an example of allusion: "if you study calligraphy and sword, you will be able to succeed. If you are idle, you will be able to kill the dragon and rely on the horse." Zhou Yin's song of going to the country: "what's the use of learning calligraphy and sword today? I'm so excited about it."

Chinese PinYin : xué shū xué jiàn