kill or oppress each other(zì xiāng yú ròu)

kill or oppress each other

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Z ì Xi ā ngy ú R ò u, meaning to be slaughtered as fish. It comes from the book of Jin, the record of Liu Yuanhai.

Idiom explanation

Fish: as fish generally arbitrary slaughter. It's a metaphor for internal cannibalism.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Yuanhai's biography in the book of Jin states: "today, Sima's father and son and brothers are like fish and meat to each other. This day they are tired of Jin Dynasty, so they give them to me." According to Zizhitongjian, Yu Rui said: "the rebellion in the Jin Dynasty was not caused by the upper and lower levels of rebellion. The imperial clan competed for power and killed each other. Therefore, Dirong took advantage of the gap and poisoned the middle land. Now that the adherents have suffered from the bandits, people think of themselves, and the king can order them to leave the army, so that they have returned to the Central Plains Chapter 78 of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty: "Uncle Kuang, the sun's monarch and his subordinates share their own flesh and blood. Lu's misfortune is indeed Qi's good fortune. I have a plan here. I should make two mistakes. "

Idiom story

During the Jin Dynasty, Liu Yuan, a Hun, saw the eight princes of Sima Zhong, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty, killing each other. He became emperor himself at the instigation of Liu Xuan, King Zuoxian, and his generals. Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty was rushed to Luoyang by Qi Hong. Liu Xuan stopped Liu Yuan from rescuing him. He thought that Sima and his son could kill them by taking the opportunity. So he moved his capital to Pingyang and prepared to march into Luoyang.

Analysis of Idioms

Fighting with each other and fighting with each other

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate; derogatory

Chinese PinYin : zì xiāng yú ròu