with broken halberds defeat(zhé jǐ chén shā)

with broken halberds defeat

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh é J ǐ ch é NSH ā, which means that the broken halberd sank in the sand. Describe the failure as heavy. It comes from the red cliff by Du Mu of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Halberd: an ancient weapon. The broken halberd sank in the sand and became scrap iron. It's a terrible failure.

The origin of Idioms

In the Red Cliff written by Du Mu of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the broken halberd has sunk into sand, and the iron has not been sold, so the former dynasty will be recognized after being polished."

Idioms and allusions

Du Mu's poem "Red Cliff" in the Tang Dynasty: "the broken halberd has sunk into sand, the iron has not been sold, and he has recognized the former dynasty as a result of his self-discipline. When the east wind doesn't match Zhou Lang's, the Tongque spring locks two Qiao. A broken halberd buried deep in the sand has not completely rusted though it has lasted for a long time. I picked it up and polished it clean. I could still recognize it as a relic of the battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms. If Dongfeng didn't help Zhou Yu win the victory of burning Cao's army, I'm afraid big Qiao and small Qiao of Wu state would be imprisoned on Cao Cao's Tongque stage. Second, appreciation: This is an epic poem, expressing feelings about the rise and fall of the country. It can be described as a big content and theme, but the big content and theme are displayed through "small things" and "small things". The first two sentences of the poem are from a small "broken halberd" buried in the sand, to the era of split and turmoil in the late Han Dynasty, and to the influential figures in the battle of Chibi. The last two sentences relate the incident of "Er Qiao" not being caught with the theme of the hegemony of the eastern Wu Dynasty and the confrontation of the Three Kingdoms. The story of Zhou Yu and Cao Cao is used in red cliff to show the depression and injustice of the poet's heroes.

Discrimination of words

The synonym is a total failure; the antonym is a total success

Idiom usage

In the epitaph of Zhu Renyuan written by Huang Zongxi in Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the river and mountain it has experienced will linger in the place of" Zha Shenxing's poem in the Qing Dynasty: no matter the apes, cranes and sand insects-

Chinese PinYin : zhé jǐ chén shā