change existing habits and customs(yí fēng yì sú)

change existing habits and customs

Changing customs, Chinese idioms, Pinyin is y í f ē ngy ì s ú. It means to change old customs. It comes from Xunzi's theory of music.

Idiom explanation

Shift: change; easy: change. Change the old customs.

The origin of Idioms

Xunzi's theory of music: "a person who enjoys music is also a saint's pleasure, and he can be good at the people's heart. He is deeply moving, and he has changed customs and customs. Therefore, the former Wang Daozhi used rites and music to make the people harmonious."

Idiom usage

Elegant music can change people's kindness and move people's deep hearts. We should change customs and form a good atmosphere of stressing science. In the book of music in historical records, Zhang Shoujie of the Tang Dynasty said, "changing customs and changing customs makes the world peaceful." he said: "going up is the wind, and going down is the custom." "Change customs, don't be good at music." In the preface to the biography of Xunli in the southern history, it is said that "as for morality, etiquette and changing customs, we can't help it." According to Gong Zizhen's Countermeasures in the Qing Dynasty, "to keep orders for a long time is the right to change customs."

Idioms and allusions

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, the social order was very unstable. Although the national strength was restored to a certain extent, the social atmosphere did not change greatly. Jia Yi was deeply worried about this problem, so he wrote to Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty: Although the political power has changed, the social customs still exist, and the mission of changing customs and changing customs and bringing people to the right path can not be shirked, and can not be dealt with only by correspondence. Confucian Aesthetic terms. It refers to the aesthetic function of literature and art to change the social atmosphere and customs. It is said in Xunzi's theory of music: "therefore, a clear mind comes from music, a clear mind comes from etiquette, a smart ear and eyes, a peaceful blood, and a peaceful world comes from changing customs." Xunzi believes that music can make people feel good, deeply move people, and change social customs. Therefore, the combination of rites and music can make the society stable. Xunzi emphasized that the desire for sound and color was innate, and could only "stop the heart". But for the heart, we can only use music to infect. Through music, people's emotions will naturally change, and then people's ideological and moral outlook will change. Finally, the social function that affects the whole national character and the whole social atmosphere will be realized. The social function of literature and art of Confucianism has a far-reaching influence in the history of Chinese aesthetics. In the preface to Mao's poems of the Han Dynasty, Ruan Ji's theory of music in the Wei and Jin Dynasties and Ji Kang's theory of music without sorrow, the role of literature and art in changing customs has been deeply discussed.

Chinese PinYin : yí fēng yì sú