he can size up people by his simple devices and is so alive to the changes about him that he proves to be a good commentator on the current situation(zhī rén lùn shì)

he can size up people by his simple devices and is so alive to the changes about him that he proves to be a good commentator on the current situation

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ī R é NL ù NSH ì, which means to understand a person and study his background. Now it also refers to the identification of characters and the discussion of the gains and losses of the world. From Mencius, wanzhangxia.

Idiom usage

To distinguish a character from others

The origin of Idioms

Mencius, wanzhangxia: "do you know who you are when you praise his poems and read his books? So it's about the world. "

Idioms and allusions

The original text of "Mencius wanzhang II": "Mencius said wanzhang:" a good man in a township, a good man in a township; a good man in a country, a good man in a country; a good man in the world, a good man in the world. It is not enough to make friends with the good people in the world, but also to discuss the ancient people. Is it OK to praise his poems and read his books without knowing who he is? Therefore, the world is also discussed. It's Shangyou. " (1) Shang: same as "Shang". (2) Ode: the same as "recitation". Mencius said to Wan Zhang, "an outstanding person in a township makes friends with an outstanding person in a township, an outstanding person in a country makes friends with an outstanding person in a country, and an outstanding person in the world makes friends with an outstanding person in the world. If you think it's not enough to make friends with the best people in the world, you can go back to the best people in ancient times. Can you chant their poems and read their books without knowing who they are? So we should study their social times. This is going back to history and making friends with the ancients. "

Chinese PinYin : zhī rén lùn shì