possessing strength, but retaining gentleness(zhī xióng shǒu cí)

possessing strength, but retaining gentleness

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is "Zhi Xi ó ngsh ǒ UC í", which means a kind of philosophy advocated by Taoism. From Laozi.

Idiom usage

In song and Fan Zhongyan's Lao Tzu you long Fu: "knowing the male and keeping the female, you will be surprised when you are alive; abandoning the wisdom, you may not use it.". Wu Chengzi's note: "if you know the male and keep the female, your virtue will not depart; if you know the white and keep the black, your virtue will not depart." Huangting Waijing Jing Zhongzhong Jing

The origin of Idioms

Source of "Laozi" chapter 28: "know its male, keep its female, for the world Xi." It is the world stream to know its male and keep its female. For the world stream, Changde does not leave, return to the baby. Knowing its white and keeping its black is the world style. For the world style, Changde not te, return to limitless. knowing its honor and keeping its disgrace is the valley of the world. For the world Valley, Chang De is enough, return to the park. Pu San is a tool, and sage uses it, and it is an official, so great wisdom is not cut.

Idiom story

According to the records of the aristocratic family of liuhou in historical records, in the late Qin Dynasty, Zhang Liang failed to murder the first emperor of Qin in bolangsha, so he fled to xiapi and lived in seclusion. One day, he met an old man with white hair, long beard, crutches and brown clothes on the stone bridge in the east of town. When the old man's shoes fell under the bridge, he asked Zhang Liang to help him pick them up. Zhang Liang was surprised and thought: who are you? Dare I pick up your shoes? Zhang Liang even wanted to punch each other, but when he saw that he was old and frail, but he was young and strong, he restrained his anger and went to the bridge to help him pick up his shoes. However, instead of thanking him, the old man stretched out his foot and said, "put on the shoes for me!" Zhang Liang was very angry: Hey, poor old man, I helped you to pick up the shoes, but you have to make an inch. It's too much to ask me to put on the shoes for you! Zhang Liangzheng wanted to scold, but then he thought about it. Anyway, he picked up all the shoes, so he could just do it to the end. So he put on the shoes for the old man in silence. Zhang Liang's respectful obedience won the consent of the old man and young man. After several tests, the old man finally gave Zhang Liang the Taigong art of war, which he annotated with his whole life. Zhang Liang got this wonderful book, read it day and night, and later became a famous official of Han Dynasty who was full of strategy and resourcefulness. Zhang Liang restrained his unhappiness and picked up and put on his shoes for the old man. He looked like a wimp, but it was not a sign of weakness. Knowing that he is stronger than the old man, he is courteous everywhere, which shows not only the respect for the old man, but also the perfection of his own character. In the process of constant comity, Zhang Liangzheng honed his will and increased his wisdom, and finally became an outstanding strategist and statesman "in the process of strategizing and winning thousands of miles away". a real strong person is always good at hiding his own edge. A mature manager should master a kind of management and handling skills that are both internal and external. Let other people's attacks not work because they have no focus. On the contrary, they only need to hit their competitors with a light blow. This is what real business and management experts should do. Pretending not to know is actually clear; pretending not to act is actually unable to act or will stand by. This is the theory of knowing the male and keeping the female.

Chinese PinYin : zhī xióng shǒu cí