be skillful(yùn jīn chéng fēng)

be skillful

Yunjin Chengfeng is an idiom, allusion name, pronunciation is y ù NJ ī NCH é NGF ē ng, used to refer to highly skilled technology. It is generally used as attribute. From Chuang Tzu Xu Wu GUI.

essential information

Explanation: carry, wave; Jin, horizontal blade axe (can be simply understood as a sharp tool like a hoe). Wave the axe and the wind blows. The metaphor technique is skillful, the skill is superb, the skill is skilled, bold, quick and powerful. Sometimes it's also used to describe confidence.

Detailed explanation

origin

In Chuang Tzu · Xu Wugui, Chuang Tzu was buried and passed Huizi's tomb. Gu said that the follower said: "the chalkiness of the people in the Chu Dynasty are slow, and their noses are like the wings of a fly, so that the craftsman can make them. It's a common practice for craftsmen and stone workers to pay attention to every detail. They can listen to it without hurting their noses. They can stand upright without losing their looks. Hearing this, the king of the Yuan Dynasty of the Song Dynasty called the craftsman Shi and said, "try to do it for me." The craftsman said, "I can taste it. Although I have been dead for a long time. " Since master's death, I don't think it's true! I have nothing to say. "

notes

1. Huizi: he was born in the Song Dynasty during the Warring States period. He was a good friend of Zhuangzi and also a philosophical opponent. 2. Past: past. Ying: the capital of Chu state. Chalky: (è), white clay. 5. Slow: apply it irregularly through "plastering". Craftsman's Stone: a craftsman named stone. Cut with a knife and axe. Yun: wave. Jin: axe. Chengfeng: noun as adverbial, just like wind. 11. Disfigurement: change the look. 12. Though: nevertheless. 13. Quality: communication with "锧". Chopping board, extended to match hands, that is, Ying people. Master: that man. Zhihuizi. If: like

translation

After passing Huizi's graveyard, Zhuangzi turned to his followers and said, "a man in Yingdi smeared chalk mud on the tip of his nose, which was as thin as the wings of a fly. He asked the stone craftsman to cut off this little white spot with an axe. The stone craftsman swung his axe and let him cut the white spots. The white mud was completely removed, but his nose was not hurt at all. The people in Yingdi stood there as if nothing had happened. When song Yuanjun knew about it, he summoned the craftsman and said: 'try it for me. "I was able to cut off the white spots on the tip of my nose. Even so, the partner I can match has been dead for a long time. (Chuang Tzu sighs:) since the death of Mr. Huishi, I have no one to match! I have no one to talk to! "

interpretation

"Ying people's chalkiness is slow, and its nose is like a fly's wing, which makes the craftsman understand it. It's a common practice for craftsmen to pay attention to every detail. They listen to it and consume it. They do their best to make chalkiness without hurting their nose. " In ancient times, the axe was called "Jin". Later, he used the metaphor of "carrying the weight into the wind" to describe skillfully, skillfully, boldly, quickly and forcefully. Sometimes it's also used to describe confidence. It is also called "yunjinrufeng".

Examples of allusion

① Liang Qichao's "general discussion on the reform · on the law of settling the old and elegant people after the reform" in the Qing Dynasty: "therefore, those who are good at the old country must have the means of making good use of every detail and not hurting their nose." (2) Yuan Haowen, a poet at the end of Jin Dynasty and the beginning of Yuan Dynasty, praised a certain painter for his ink and bamboo works. There was a poem that said, "every detail becomes the wind, and the blade makes the hair." The axe is sharp as if it had just been ground "Wang Huang Hua Mo Zhu" poem: "did not know that liaojiang school came out last, Yunjin Chengfeng, the blade hair "Continued Yi Jian Zhi · wood carving by jiasou" says: "jiasou in Pingyang can carve statues without eyes The monk said that when Jia Chu set up the wooden fetus, he would first explore it, and then he would know what he meant and be as good as the wind. " (3) song wentianxiang's "postscript to Xiao Jingfu's Poems": "tired pill inherits the Tiao, the God of drama; the spirit of skill becomes popular." (4) on the current situation of the Revolution: "what the government does to its people People say that they will know what they are going to come back with a sharp blade. I think that the other side is self-conscious and skillful

Idiom story

There is a brave and calm man in Yingdu of Chu state. His friend Shi is a skilled craftsman. Once, they performed such a unique skill: Ying people painted white powder as thin as the wings of a fly on the tip of their nose, and asked the stonecutter to cut off the white powder with an axe. The craftsman waved his axe in no hurry. With a cry, the white powder was completely cut off, but the tip of the nose was not damaged at all. The man stood there as if nothing had happened. The king of the state of song knew about this. He admired Shi's unique skills and the courage of the Ying people. He wanted to see the performance with his own eyes. So the monarch respectfully invited the craftsman Shi to perform again. Shi said, "my good friend has passed away. I have lost my only partner and can't perform any more." according to this story, later generations use the idiom "yunjinchengfeng" as a metaphor, which is skillful and highly skilled.

Related reading

Huizi is Chuang Tzu's friend and opponent. The two people often argue with each other for the point of view that "the beating of a foot takes half of the day, and the world will last forever". After Huizi died, Chuang Tzu went to the funeral and said to his disciples, "there is a man in Chu who splashes a drop of soil on the tip of his nose when ramming lime. This drop of soil is as thin as the wings of a fly. The man who rammed the lime asked the craftsman to cut it off for him. The craftsman waved a big axe, whistling, as if nothing had happened, and then chopped it down, completely cutting off that drop of soil, but without any damage to his nose. The lime rammer stood with the same look. When song Yuanjun heard about it, he called for the stone and said, "can you give me a performance? 'the craftsman said: 'I used to be able to cut like this, but now I can't. Because the man who can stand and let me chop the mud with an axe is dead. 'since Huizi passed away, I have no rival and no one to talk about. " so sometimes, a person's opponent is his bosom friend. Craftsmen need the cooperation of brave Yingdu people to be able to make every detail into a fashion. Bo Ya is good at playing the piano and Zhong Ziqi is good at appreciating it. When Boya was playing the piano, he suddenly thought of the mountains. Zhong Ziqi, who was listening to him, said, "your piano sounds like a towering mountain. "Boya suddenly thought of the river again, and Zhong Ziqi said," the sound of your zither is like the gurgling water. "After Zhong Ziqi died, Bo Ya smashed the piano and said," I'll never play the piano again, because I can't find a bosom friend like Zhong Ziqi any more. "During the Three Kingdoms period, Li Yan, Minister of Shu, committed a crime. Prime Minister Zhuge Liang dismissed him and exiled him to a remote place. After Zhuge Liang died, Li Yan wailed and said, "although Zhuge Liang dismissed me, he knows me and my talents. If he lives, he may reuse me one day. He is dead, who else can understand me! "In Li Yan's mind, Zhuge Liang has always been his bosom friend.

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