Cook beans and burn dustpan(zhǔ dòu rán qí)

reference to a fight among brothers

The synonym "boiled bean burning dustpan" generally refers to "boiled bean burning Osmunda", and its pronunciation is "zh ǔ D ò ur á NQ í". It is a Chinese idiom. It uses Osmunda as fuel to cook beans, which means brothers kill each other. It's from a new account of the world literature.

The meaning of Idioms

It refers to burning bean stalks and boiling beans. Bean stalks and beans are like brothers of the same root. Later, it was used to describe brothers killing each other. This idiom comes from Cao Zhi's seven step poem in the Three Kingdoms period. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he avoided Cao Zhi's talent. Cao Zhi became the object of restriction and attack from a noble son. Once, Cao Pi ordered Cao Zhi to write a poem within seven steps. If he failed, he would be executed. Cao Zhi was quick witted, and without waiting for his voice to fall, he recited a poem of seven steps, which is "boiling beans and burning Osmunda". After hearing this, Cao Pi aroused brotherhood and felt deeply ashamed, and finally did not harm Cao Zhi. Later generations praised the quick thinking as "seven step talent". However, the story of "cooking beans and burning Osmunda" between Cao Zhi and his brother Cao Pi is constantly unfolding in the sky of history, leaving the world with heavy thinking.

Idiom usage

In this paper, the author makes an analysis of the relationship between Chinese and Western cultures. (Chen Yi's poem Guo Lintao)

The origin of Idioms

Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote a new account of the world literature: "Emperor Wen ordered the king of Dong'e to write poems in seven steps, but if he failed, he would do great things. In response, he said to the poem, "boil the beans, hold them as soup, and percolate them as juice. The Osmunda is burning under the cauldron, and the beans are weeping in the cauldron. They are originally from the same root. Why is it too urgent to fry each other? " The emperor is deeply ashamed. "

Idiom story

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao had three sons. He took a fancy to his clever second son Cao Zhi. He wanted to make him prince several times, which annoyed his eldest son Cao Pi. He was so jealous of Cao Zhi that his teeth itched. In 220 AD, Cao Pi was the emperor, known as Emperor Wen of Wei in history. Although he became emperor himself, he was afraid that Cao Zhi would usurp power one day. He always wanted to find an excuse to kill him to get rid of his troubles. On this day, Cao Pi came up with a trick. He took Cao Zhi and said to him: I heard that your poems are very good. Today, I want you to write a poem with the title of brother. The word brother should not appear in the poem, and the poem should be completed within seven steps. Otherwise, you will be executed for the crime of bullying the king! Cao Zhi's eyes are full of tears. Before he reached the seventh step, he chanted the famous seven step poem full of grief and indignation: boiled beans serve as soup, and dripped beans serve as juice. Osmunda under the cauldron burning, beans in the cauldron crying. Cao Pi was born of the same root, so he was in a hurry to talk to each other! after listening to this poem, Cao Pi blushed and let go of his younger brother. Although Cao Zhi escaped with his cleverness, he was demoted again and again, and finally died of melancholy at the age of 41. It is from this story that the idiom cook beans and burn Osmunda. Osmunda japonica, bean straw. It refers to mutual persecution and killing among brothers or relatives and friends. The idiom "seven step talent" is also derived from this story. It describes a person with quick thinking and talent.

Chinese PinYin : zhǔ dòu rán qí