Wild geese cook in silence(yàn mò xiān pēng)

Wild geese cook in silence

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is y à nm à Xi à NP à ng, which means that those without talent are eliminated first. It comes from waipian Shanmu, Volume 7 of Zhuangzi Jishi.

The origin of Idioms

Zhuangzi Shanmu: "the master came from the mountain and gave up his hometown. Old friends like it, so they ordered Lizi to kill wild geese and cook it. Lizi asked: "one can sing, the other can't, please Xi Sha?" The master said, "kill those who cannot sing."

Idiom usage

Contraction; predicate; derogatory

Examples of Idioms

The poem of Sui Mu written by Bai Juyi in the Tang Dynasty: "it's because of many things in the Ming Dynasty, but it's not a talent for the wild goose to cook in silence." Yu Lao Chu, written by Su Shi of Song Dynasty, said: "the lake is a place to seek Zhang's land, so it is not necessary to raise wood here." In Tang quandeyu's poem of eight tones, it is said that "only wooden geese are talented, I know the master of health preservation." In Song Dynasty Huang Tingjian's song of "giving the eight sound songs without blame", it is said that "the two wooden geese do not live, and there is no waiting to travel." Chen Dazhang's poem "Wu Zi's birthday book" in Qing Dynasty: "bear fish is hard to taste since ancient times, and you can stay in the middle of wooden geese."

Idioms and allusions

In volume 9 of Zhuangzi Ji Shi, zapian · waiwu ~ 920 ~ waiwu is not necessary, so long Fengzhu, Bigan slay, Jizi mania, evil comes to death, Jie and Zhou die. The Lord wanted his officials to be loyal, but they didn't believe in loyalty. So the members of the army fled to the river, and Chang Hong died in Shu. He hid his blood for three years and turned into Bi. Cheng Xuanying, Tang Dynasty: "Bi, Yu.". Zixu Changhong, the external chapter has been explained. As for those who flow along the river, they are loyal to admonish Fu Chai and kill him. He takes horse skin as a bag, which is in the shape of a bird. It holds the corpses of five members and floats in the river, so the clouds flow along the river. Chang Hong was exiled to Shu after he was killed. He hated his loyalty and was killed by him. Shu people feel that it is the most sincere thing to use Kui to contain its blood and turn it into Jasper in three years. 」

Chinese PinYin : yàn mò xiān pēng