The road of sacrifice(zuò shě dào biān)

The road of sacrifice

Zuosh à D à Obi à n, a Chinese idiom, means to build a room by the road and discuss with passers-by. It means that each has its own way of saying that things can't be done successfully. From the book of songs Xiaoya Xiaomin.

The origin of Idioms

Xiaoya Xiaomin in the book of songs says, "if you build a room in a way, you can't use it to achieve it."

Idiom usage

It's more formal than formal; it's an attributive; it's derogatory; it's a metaphor for people's hard work. If you give up, you can't do it in three years. Biography of Cao Bao in the book of the later Han Dynasty by Fan Ye in the Southern Dynasty and Song Dynasty

Idiom story

Cao Bao, a native of Xue county (now Southeast of Dongsheng county) in the state of Lu, studied the etiquette system periodically. As a teenager, Cao Bao studied etiquette with his father. He admired shusuntong's contribution in making etiquette for emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty. He studied hard day and night and often forgot where he was. Cao Baochu praised filial piety and integrity, and was soon granted the order of the imperial concubine County in Henan Province. During his term of office, he managed the county government with etiquette and influenced the folk customs with kindness. One year, five thieves committed crimes in trapped county and were captured by yamen officers. The prefect Ma Yan hated the theft industry very much and suggested that Cao Bao killed five thieves immediately. Cao Bao said: "a thief is not guilty until he dies. If he obeys the orders of his superiors without principle and kills those who should not be killed, there are rules for his life. I'd rather offend my boss than compromise with power. " Later, Cao Bao was demoted to the rank of meritorious Cao. At that time, Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty was in power. He thought that the etiquette system of the imperial court was not perfect and should be reformulated to make it perfect, so he ordered all officials to discuss it in detail. Cao Bao was a doctor in the imperial court at that time. He wrote to Emperor Zhang. State your opinions and express your willingness to take charge of the work. The emperor appreciated Cao Bao's views, promoted him to be a servant, and often acted as an adviser to the emperor. Once upon a time, the emperor asked the Xuanwu Sima bangu about the reform of etiquette. Ban Gu said, "there are many scholars in the capital. They all have some research on etiquette. We might as well find more people to discuss it." Emperor Zhang said, "the folk saying goes," if you build a house on the road, you can't build it in three years. ". There are so many people with different opinions that nothing can be done. At that time, Emperor Yao made rules for Kui to do it alone. " The emperor knew that Cao Bao had studied the etiquette of all dynasties, that is, he issued an imperial edict and ordered Cao Bao to take charge of the work. After accepting the task, Cao Bao wrote a series of 150 articles on marriage and funeral from the emperor to the people, most of which refer to the previous generation system. After the completion of the book, all officials talked about it one after another, and Emperor Zhang ordered to stop the discussion. This story reminds future generations to be resolute in doing things and good at choosing when listening to opinions, otherwise they will not be able to do anything. Cao Lao is not only an outstanding scholar, but also a very competent local official, worthy of respect.

Chinese PinYin : zuò shě dào biān