Showing virtue and violating the law(zhāo dé sè wéi)

Showing virtue and violating the law

Zhaode Saiwei, a Chinese idiom, whose pinyin is zh ā OD é s è w é I, highlights virtue and eliminates mistakes, comes from Zuo Zhuan, the second year of Duke Huan, etc.

The origin of Idioms

In the second year of henggong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "those who are monarchs will show their virtue and disobey their duties, so that they can shine on all officials."

Idioms and allusions

origin

Kong yingdashu: "to show virtue means to show good virtue and make virtue known; to stop disobeying evil means to stop disobeying life." Kong Fu Jia was Sima, and the governor was Dazai. Therefore, because the people couldn't bear their fate, he first declared, "Sima is ran.". He killed Kong Fu and killed Shang Gong. He called Zhuang Gong to stand up to Zheng to be pro Zheng. Gao Dading, Qi, Chen and Zheng all had bribes, so he was the Duke of song. In April of Xia Dynasty, Gao Dading was taken from Song Dynasty. Wushen, accepted in the temple. It's not polite. Zang AI Bo remonstrated: "the monarch will show virtue and disobey the law, so as to show all the officials." Kong yingdashu: "to show virtue means to show good virtue and make virtue known; to stop disobeying evil means to stop disobeying life."

translation

Hua Fu Du, the emperor of Song Dynasty, killed Jiahe, the father of Sima Kong, and song Shanggong, the monarch of Song Dynasty. Lu, Qi, Chen, and Zheng should uphold justice to calm the civil strife of Song Dynasty. However, Hua Fu Du bribed Duke Huan of Lu and gave him Gao Ding. The other three countries were also bribed, so the four countries were not investigated again. Duke Huan of Lu put Gao Ding in the temple. Zang Aibo, a minister under Duke Huan of Lu, admonished that those who are kings should show their virtue and not put the bribes in the imperial temple. Gao Ding is in the temple. Who is Zhang? (is there anything more excessive than putting Gao Ding in the temple

Idiom usage

It is necessary to select the typical, widely publicize, praise, show virtue, and rectify the style of the party. Tianjin daily, December 31, 1979

Chinese PinYin : zhāo dé sè wéi