What you say is true(yán ér yǒu xìn)

What you say is true

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y á n é ry ǒ UX ì n, which means to be reliable and trustworthy. From the Analects of Confucius.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "when you make friends, you can keep your word."

Idiom usage

More formal; used as a predicate or attribute; used of a person of credit

Analysis of Idioms

Do what you say

Antonym: to break one's promise

Idiom usage

More formal; used as a predicate or attribute; used of a person of credit

Idiom story

Zeng Zi kills pigs

One fine morning, Zeng Zi's wife finished dressing and changing into a clean and tidy blue cloth new dress, ready to go to the market to buy some things. She did not go far out of the house, the son cried from behind to chase up, noisy to follow. The child is not big, and the market is far away from home. It's very inconvenient to take him. So Zengzi's wife said to her son, "you go back and wait at home. I'll be back after shopping. Don't you like to eat the hoof with sauce and the soup with pig intestines? When I come back, I'll kill the pig and make it for you. " It works. As soon as her son heard this, he immediately calmed down and watched his mother go away alone.

When Zeng Zi's wife came back from the market, she heard the sound of catching pigs in the yard before she stepped into the house. When she came in, it turned out that Zeng Zi was preparing to kill a pig to make delicious food for her son. She stopped Zhang Da in a hurry and said, "we only have these pigs at home. They are all killed during the Spring Festival. How can you take my words seriously? " Zeng Zi said, "you can't lie in front of children. They are young and ignorant, and often learn from their parents. If we say something deceiving him now, we are teaching him to cheat others in the future. Although the mother can coax the child for a while, he will not believe his mother's words when he knows that he has been cheated. In this way, it will be very difficult for you to educate your children well. " Zengzi's wife felt that her husband's words were very reasonable, so she sincerely helped Zengzi to kill the pig, remove the hair, remove the bone and cut the meat. Before long, Zeng Zi's wife made a big dinner for her son.

The Enlightenment of Zeng Zi's killing pigs

Zengzi told people in his words and deeds that in order to do a good job, even to the children, they should be honest and honest, and teaching by example is more important than teaching by words.

All parents should pay attention to honesty, like Zeng Zi and his wife, and set an example with their actions to influence their children and the whole society.

What you say is true

Juqing was born in Shanyang Jinzhang (now Jinshan County, Shandong Province). When they were young, they were studying in Taixue. They were friends with Zhang Shao in Runan. They left Taixue and returned home at the same time. They said to Zhang Shao, I will visit your parents and see your children in two years. So we made a date. When the appointed date was approaching, Zhang Shao told his mother about it and asked her to prepare food and wine. Mother asked: you have been separated for two years, thousands of miles apart, do you believe him so seriously? Zhang Shao replied: paradigm is a man of credit, he will not default. Mother said, if it is true, then I will make wine for you. And it came to pass on the appointed day. Let's drink together and have a good time.

Fox, British statesman

Fox (1749-1806), a British statesman, is famous for his faithfulness. His father was an orthodox Englishman, who had taught young fox a vivid lesson and left an indelible impression on his heart.

In the 18th century, the houses of wealthy English gentlemen were all located in beautiful gardens. There was an old Pavilion in the garden of the Fox family. His father wanted to demolish it and build another one in the open. Little fox came home from the boarding school on holiday, just in time to catch up with the workers in the demolition Pavilion. Of course, the child wanted to see for himself how the pavilion was demolished, so he planned to return to school later. But his father asked him to come to school on time, so there was a lot of disagreement between him and his son. Mother, like most mothers, spoke for little fox. Finally, my father agreed to postpone the demolition of the pavilion to the next holiday. So little fox left home and went back to school.

The father thought that his son was busy studying at school and would slowly forget about it. So, as soon as his son left, he asked people to tear down the pavilion and build a new one in another place. Who would have thought that his son kept the pavilion in mind all the time. As soon as he got home, little fox went to the old Pavilion. At breakfast, he said to his father sadly, "you don't mean what you say!" The Old English gentleman was shocked and said seriously, "son, you are right. I am wrong. I will change it. Words are more important than wealth. Even if there are ten thousand Guan's family property, it can't offset the stain on the soul brought by breaking one's promise. " Having said that, the father immediately asked someone to build a pavilion in the same place and then demolish it in front of the child

Shang Yang's words are true

During the Warring States period, Qin Xiaogong used Shang Yang's political reform to strengthen his country. Shang Yang thought: how can we make people believe that my reform is true? He put up a piece of wood three feet high at the South Gate of the capital and said, "who can carry it to the north gate and reward ten liang of gold?". No one believes that this is true, and naturally no one will carry it. Shang Yang increased the reward to fifty Liang. Finally one day, a strong man carried the wood to the north gate, and Shang Yang rewarded him fifty Liang gold on the spot. The common people have said: Shang Yang's words are true, and his orders must be carried out. The success of Shang Yang's political reform laid the foundation for the prosperity of Qin state.

Chinese PinYin : yán ér yǒu xìn