done in one vigorous effort(yī gǔ zuò qì)

done in one vigorous effort

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ī g ǔ Zu ò Q ì. It means to work hard and finish the work in one breath when you are in a strong mood. It comes from Zuozhuan, the tenth year of zhuanggong.

The origin of Idioms

In the tenth year of zhuanggong, Zuo Zhuan: "when you fight, you have courage. If you work hard, you'll lose again, and you'll be exhausted three times. "

Idioms and allusions

In the spring of Lu zhuanggong's ten years, the army of Qi attacked Lu, and Lu zhuanggong was going to fight. Cao GUI asked Zhuang Gong to summon him. His fellow countrymen said, "the senior officials will plan this matter. Why do you have to participate?" Cao GUI said, "the senior officials are short-sighted and can't be far sighted." So he went into the palace to see Duke Zhuang. Cao GUI asked Zhuang Gong, "why do you fight with the state of Qi?" Zhuang Gong said, "food and clothing are things that make people live a stable life. I dare not own them alone. I will give them to others." Cao GUI said: "this kind of small favor can't spread to the common people. The common people won't listen to you." Zhuang Gong also said, "I never dare to make a false report on the number of cattle, sheep, jade and silk used for sacrifice. I must be honest and trustworthy." Cao GUI said: "this sincerity is hard to convince people. The gods will not protect you." Mr. Zhuang continued: "although we can't understand all the cases, we must deal with them reasonably." Cao GUI said, "this is what we should do. We can fight by this. Please allow me to go with you during the war. " Lu zhuanggong and Cao GUI took the same chariot to fight with Qi army in Changshao. As soon as Zhuang Gong was on the battlefield, he was about to march with drums. Cao GUI said, "not now." After the Qi army beat the drum three times, Cao GUI said, "you can beat the drum and March." As a result, the Qi army was defeated. Zhuang just wanted to order the pursuit, Cao GUI said: "not yet." After that, he got out of the car to look at the seal of Qi Jun's car. Then he boarded the car again and watched the formation of Qi Jun with a beam in front of the handcart. After careful observation, he said, "now we can pursue." Therefore, Duke Zhuang ordered his army to pursue Qi's army. Finally, Lu's army defeated Qi's army. Duke Zhuang of Lu asked Cao GUI why he won. Cao GUI replied: "fighting depends on courage. The first beating of the drum can boost the courage of the soldiers. The second time the soldiers beat the drum, their courage would weaken. By the time they beat the drum for the third time, the soldiers' courage had dried up. The enemy's courage had dried up and ours was growing, so we defeated them. Qi is a big country, so it is difficult to find out their situation. I looked at their ruts and their formation, worried that they were ambushing. After observation, I found that their car prints were in confusion and the flag fell, so I ordered the mortars to attack them. " during the spring and Autumn period, wars continued. In 684 BC, Qi sent troops to attack Lu. The Duke of Lu Zhuang led his troops to Changshao and decided to fight the Qi army to the death. The Qi army took the lead and beat the drums to prepare for the attack. Duke Zhuang of Lu was about to lead his troops to the battle, but he was persuaded by Cao GUI. He thought it was too late to persuade Duke Zhuang of Lu to wait. The Qi army saw that there was no movement from the Lu army, and once again they beat the battle drum, but Cao GUI thought it was too late. The Qi army saw that the Lu army was still standing still, and for the third time they beat the drum to provoke them. Cao GUI made a quick decision and advised Duke Zhuang of Lu to say, "it's time to attack." With the sound of rain like drums, the Lu army, who had already been rubbing their hands, bravely went up. After three unsuccessful attacks, Qi's morale had been greatly reduced and exhausted. Some even sat down to rest. The sudden attack of the Lu army caught them off guard and broke into an army. After the victory of the war, Duke Luzhuang asked Cao GUI, "why wait for the Qi army to beat the drum three times before they can attack?" Cao GUI said: "fighting mainly depends on the morale of the army. At the first drumming, the morale is the most vigorous; at the second drumming, the courage of the soldiers has declined; at the third drumming, the courage has been exhausted. At this time, our army took the opportunity to beat the drum. How can the army with high morale be invincible in attacking the army with slack and tired After listening to Cao GUI's words, Duke Zhuang of Lu couldn't help praising him: "the general is really a genius who is proficient in war."

Idiom usage

Go straight ahead, go straight ahead, go straight ahead. It's like taking advantage of your energy to get things done at one stroke. When I first heard this, I was in a hurry. The 48th chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom. Wen Yiduo, drummer of the times: "we have to go through the crisis and complete the great cause."

Analysis of Idioms

Strike while the iron is hot. antonym a failure is like water, a failure is like water, a failure is like the ground, and the flag is dead. in order to reduce the nobility's casualties in the war.

Chinese PinYin : yī gǔ zuò qì