deep in debt(zhài tái gāo zhù)

deep in debt

Debt, idiom, as predicate, complement. Build a high debt platform, describe a lot of debt. According to Fu Qian, a note from the preface to the list of princes in the book of Han Dynasty, King Nan of Zhou had a lot of debts and could not repay them. He was forced to hide on a stage by the creditors.

Idiom explanation

Build a high debt platform, describe a lot of debt, unable to repay.

Examples of Idioms

(1) Due to poor management, the company is now in a difficult position. (2) in order to see his wife, he has no family.

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate, complement; derogatory

Analysis of Idioms

words whose meaning is similar

be heavily in debt

antonym

Plenty, plenty, plenty and plenty

Idioms and allusions

In the late Warring States period, King Chou Nan (n ǎ n) believed King Kao lie of Chu and called the six states to fight against Qin in the name of the emperor. He asked the Duke of Western Zhou to put together 6000 soldiers. Because he had no military expenditure, he had to borrow money from rich merchants and landlords. However, the six states did not listen to him at all. The money he borrowed soon ran out, and creditors came to collect debts one after another, so he had to hide on a high platform in the palace.

English translation

beheavilyindebt/be　deeply　in　debt

historical event

"High debt" is a well-known idiom allusion, which describes a lot of debt, unable to repay. The hero of the story is Zhou Nan, the last king of the Zhou Dynasty. in 256 BC, the state of Qin attacked Korea on a large scale, and soon captured Yangcheng and Bishu (both located in the area of today's Dengfeng City) of Korea, beheading 40000 people and approaching the Royal City (the area of today's Royal City Park) where King Nan of Zhou lived. King Nan of Zhou and his ministers were in a panic. They didn't know how to deal with the powerful state of Qin. At this time, the envoys sent by the state of Chu offered advice to King Nan of Zhou, saying: the state of Qin is powerful, and it is difficult for a single country to fight against it. Only in the name of the emperor of Zhou, can it be possible for the six countries to unite to attack Qin to save themselves. King Nan of Zhou and his ministers felt that this was the only way to go, so they drafted an imperial edict and distributed it to the six countries, and agreed on a time to concentrate their forces to attack Qin. at this time, the emperor of Zhou had only a small piece of territory left. Although he mobilized repeatedly, only 6000 people were gathered. In order to raise the military expenses of this group of people, they had to borrow money from the rich merchants in China, and promised to pay off the capital and interest after the destruction of Qin Dynasty. On the appointed date, King Nan of Zhou Dynasty took 6000 people to the gathering place, yique (Longmen). After waiting for many days, there was no news from other countries except Chu and Yan. Relying on this strength alone is obviously not the opponent of Qiang Qin. At this time, there was not much military expenditure left, so the plan of fighting against Qin and attacking Qin had to be abandoned, and the concentrated troops also dispersed. When the state of Qin learned that the emperor of Zhou wanted to unite with the six states of Kanto to fight against Qin, it ordered the army to attack the emperor of Zhou. When the Qin army arrived at the king's city, King Nan of Zhou surrendered to Qin and was driven to the new city south of yique by Qin. All the creditors rushed to the new town to collect the debts from King Nan. Unable to resist, King Nan hid in a post house built on a high platform, which was called "debt evasion platform" and "debt evasion platform". idiom interpretation: originally refers to hiding in a high platform to avoid debt, making it difficult for creditors to find, later describes excessive debt. The source of the idiom: "after you and Ping, the sun came to Lingyi, and then to Quhe Luo, which was divided into two weeks. There was a platform to escape responsibility and the words of stolen iron.". Yan shigu's note: "King Nan of Zhou is in charge and has no way to return to him. He is in a hurry to escape from this stage, and later generations are named after him." Responsibility is the debt now.

Idiom story

More than 3000 years ago, when King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou and destroyed Shang and established a dynasty, the Zhou Dynasty was very prosperous. This is the so-called "eight hundred years of the great Zhou Dynasty". However, after more than 800 years, the power of the emperor of Zhou became smaller and smaller. In the time of King Nan of Zhou, the land of the emperor of Zhou was only a few counties. It was not only inferior to the great powers like Qin and Chu, but also inferior to the feudal land of the ministers under the great powers. Wang Nan himself is a puppet. He has to do whatever he is told to do. At this time, Qin was particularly powerful among the vassal states, and often sent troops to destroy the weak and small countries. Once the state of Qin surrounded Handan, the capital of Zhao, but it was defeated by xinlingjun of Wei. Zhao was saved and Qin was defeated, which caused great shock in various countries. At that time, a famous scholar in the state of Chu called Chun Shen Jun suggested to King Kao lie of Chu: "king, here's the chance. The state of Qin always wanted to be king and hegemony. This time, xinlingjun defeated it. If you unite with several countries to attack the state of Qin, you can destroy the state of Qin. In this way, you become the leader of all countries. Time never comes again. "King kaolie of Chu moved Chunshen's heart and said," can this work? "Absolutely. What's more, with the help of Zhou Tianzi's position, you can ask him to show his support and send troops. "The emperor of Zhou didn't have much territory and soldiers. "Even if there are ten people, the emperor will send troops to inspire people. "The king of Chu agreed. Therefore, the state of Chu contacted with other countries to establish an alliance to launch an attack against the state of Qin. At the same time, King kaolie of Chu sent an official document to King Nan of Zhou, which said: "we should unite to destroy Qin, ask the emperor to support us, and also ask the emperor to send troops. "When King Nan of Zhou heard that the king of Chu wanted to unite with other countries to destroy Qin, he remembered that his territory had been occupied by Qin. He was very happy. He immediately signed the emperor's decree and said," I agree with you to unite to destroy Qin, and I will join in sending troops. "However, it was only when the troops were dispatched that King Nan of Zhou realized that the problem was very serious. Why? His country is small. It was not easy to get together 6000 people, many of whom were still old and weak. "Only six thousand people have to go! "But six thousand people have to have weapons, food and supplies. These things all need money. Zhou Tianzi's Treasury is empty. What should we do? King Nan of Zhou came up with an idea. He simply borrowed money from the merchants and landlords in the territory and told them that if Qin was destroyed this time and the spoils were gained, he would double the cost and interest to repay them. This call really works. Many people are willing to invest in it. When the army has the economic resources, it begins to let these 6000 people go to the front line. But these six thousand people were stationed in the middle of the road. What's going on? It turned out that although the state of Chu agreed to unite with other countries, when it came to sending troops, they had their own plans. Some countries feel that they are not strong enough to attack the state of Qin, and they will only suffer losses; others, such as the state of Qi, have a good relationship with the state of Qin, so they will not fight. King kaolie of Chu found that all countries did not want to send troops, and the Allied forces could not be organized. He once again considered that if only two or three countries sent troops, and there was no chance of destroying the state of Qin, he would not send troops himself. Only king Zhou Nan's soldiers came, and King kaolie of Chu told them, "go back first. You are not fully prepared this time. Don't fight. "The six thousand are back. It cost a lot of money, but without fighting, there would be no booty and no money. Nan Wang owes a lot of money this week. Those creditors who lent money to him blocked the gate of the palace all day and even rushed into the palace. They said, "you are the son of heaven. You have to keep your word. Why don't you pay me back when you borrow so much money? "King Nan of Zhou was so scared that he ran to the back palace. There was a high platform and he hid on it. So people called it the debt platform, which means the debt platform. When King Nan of Zhou evaded debts on this stage, it was called "debt ridden". The idiom "heavily in debt" is still used to describe a lot of debts that cannot be paid.

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