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Zhizhibuyan is a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation means that if the monarch knows enough, he will not encounter danger. From Chapter 44 of Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu.

Idiom explanation

We should know that if we stop just enough, we will not encounter danger.

The origin of Idioms

original text

Chapter 44 of Tao Te Ching, "which is the relation between name and body? Which is more body or goods? What is the difference between death and gain? If you love too much, you will spend too much. Therefore, contentment without humiliation and knowledge without danger can last for a long time.

footnote

Who is the relation between name and body? Fame: fame; fame. "Chen Qing Biao" says, "I want to be an official, but not a respectable person." Body: life; life. Zhijiang: "a solid general will faint all his life." "Five people's tombstone" says: "once guilty, or escape to escape." Be close to; be close to. "Jing Ke assassinates the king of Qin": "if you don't believe in what you're doing, then Qin is not amiable." What's more, body or goods? Body: life; life. Zhijiang: "a solid general will faint all his life." "Five people's tombstone" says: "once guilty, or escape to escape." Goods: articles; goods. "Hongmenyan" says: "when Peigong lived in Shandong, he was greedy of money and goods, so beautiful." "Promoting weaving" says: "holding up its straightness is a strange product." Praise: praise; praise. "Five beetles": "therefore, it is not enough to spread all over the world." The biography of Huo guangzhuan in the book of Han Dynasty: "there is no more light among the common people." What's the difference between gain and death? Get: get; get; get. It is opposite to "loss". "Fish I want also": "a food, a bean soup, get it is born, Fu De is dead." "The battle of Cuan Xia": has the Han Dynasty gained Chu To lose; lose. Zhizi doubted his neighbor: "at dusk, the fruit is great and the wealth is lost." "On the six Kingdoms": "the death of princes is actually a hundred times as much as that of the defeated." To worry about; worry. "The Analects of Confucius · Wei linggong" said: "the gentleman's disease is incompetent, not the patient's own knowledge." If you love me very much, it will cost you a lot. "On the accumulation of Shu:" few people are born, and many are mi Love: cherish. Preface to the guide book: "since the state affairs are here, you can't love yourself." To spend money; expend. "Guo Qin Lun" said: "Qin has no time to die, the world's princes have been trapped." many Tibetans will be thick, and many perishes: a large number. "Dengtaishan Ji": "the stone is black, more square, less round." In the ten articles of the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "the most common is to know it, and the second is to know it." To collect; preserve; store. "Paoding jieniu": good at hiding the sword Preface to the biography of Lingguan: "Zhuang Zong received and hid it in the temple" (combining with the previous text, here refers to the storage of goods) thick: many; heavy. "Jing Ke assassinated the king of Qin": he left the concubines among the favoured officials of the king of Qin to Mengjia To lose; lose. Zhizi doubted his neighbor: "at dusk, the fruit is great and the wealth is lost." "On the six Kingdoms": "the death of princes is actually a hundred times as much as that of the defeated." Therefore, contentment without humiliation, knowledge without danger, can last for a long time. Know: know; understand. "Observing the present" says: "therefore, observing one's self can help one know others." Foot: satisfied. "The song of the thatched cottage broken by the autumn wind" says: "my cottage is broken alone, and it's enough to be frozen to death." Preface to Lanting collection: "be quick and self-sufficient." To insult; be humiliated. "Horse said:" so although the famous horse, only in the hands of slaves Stop: stop. "Ten articles of the Analects of Confucius:" if the arm is a mountain, if it doesn't fall short, stop me. " Danger: danger. The Analects of Confucius: "thinking without learning is dangerous."

translation

Who is closer to fame or life? Who is more praiseworthy of life or wealth? Who is more worrying about gain or loss? If you cherish reputation too much, you will have to pay a lot. If you store too much, you will lose too much. Therefore, if you know how to be satisfied, you will not be humiliated. If you know how to stop just enough, you will not encounter danger. Only in this way can you have long-term peace.

About the author

Tao Te Jing, also known as Tao Te Zhen Jing, Lao Zi, five thousand words and five thousand articles of Lao Zi, is a work of ancient Chinese pre Qin scholars before their separation, which was admired by all the scholars at that time. It is said that it was written by Lao Zi (i.e. Li Er, from Luyi, Henan Province) in the spring and Autumn period, and it is an important source of Taoist philosophy. Daodejing is divided into two parts: the first chapter is "Dejing" and the second chapter is "Daojing", which is not divided into chapters. Later, it is changed to "Daojing", with 37 chapters in the front and 38 chapters followed by "Dejing", which is divided into 81 chapters. It is the first complete philosophical work in Chinese history. Daodejing was regarded as a Taoist classic from 206 B.C. to 200 A.D., so some scholars think that Daodejing is divided into 81 chapters, which has obvious Taoist idea of "nine to one", and it is far fetched in the division of content. However, the first thirty-seven chapters of Tao Te Ching preach and the last forty-four chapters talk about morality. In short, Tao is the body and morality is the use. In the Qing Dynasty, Wei Yuan broke this Convention for the first time and divided Tao Te Ching into 68 chapters, maintaining the integrity of each chapter.

daoist philosophy

According to statistics, in Laozi, "Zhi Zhi" is divided into three chapters. Chapter 21: "the first system is famous. There is also a name, and the husband will know how to stop, so it is not dangerous to know how to stop. " In connection with the previous paragraph of this chapter, the meaning of this article is to say that when the enfeoffment system was established at the beginning, you (Marquis, kings, etc.) had a reputation. Now that you have a reputation, you should know that it is enough. If you know that enough is enough, you won't be destroyed. It can be seen that the old only want the Marquis and other rulers to "know". Chapter 44: "therefore, if you are satisfied and not humiliated, if you do not know how to stop, you can live for a long time." This sentence has been analyzed before. "Zhizhi" is similar to "contentment", and "contentment" is followed by "Zhizhi". It means that as long as you know enough, you will not encounter any danger. In this way, we can make our throne and body safe. From the analysis of the above two chapters, it can be seen that it is the rulers such as the Marquis and the king, not the working people, that Laozi wants them to "know". In Lao Tzu's view, the working people, who have been exploited and oppressed for a long time, can't get enough food and clothing?

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