Seizing the bull(xī tián duó niú)

Seizing the bull

Seizing cattle by SEIDA, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī Ti á NDU ó n í u, which means "trampling" and "seizing". The farmer robbed the cattle because other people's cattle trampled on his own field. The punishment is too heavy. Later, "seizing cattle in the field" was used to refer to the light crime and heavy punishment, and to seek profits from it. From Zuo Zhuan, the 11th year of Xuangong

The origin of Idioms

In the 11th year of Xuangong in Zuo Zhuan, written by Zuo Qiuming in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "when you suppress people, you can also say:" if you lead an ox, you can find the land of people, but you can seize the ox. " Those who lead oxen to find their way believe that they are guilty, while those who seize oxen are already severely punished. "

Idiom usage

Example: in Ouyang Xiu's treatise on Bao Zheng's removal of the three envoys, it is said that "Qi (Song Qi) also gave up, and Zheng then took his place. Is this so-called seizing cattle in a strange field not a mistake?" In the 53rd chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "Shen Shushi said: did Wang Wen say that" the cow was captured by a strange field "

Analysis of Idioms

Discrimination: "seizing an ox in another field" only describes excessive punishment, while "not being punished as a crime" has two meanings: too heavy and too light.

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Chen linggong was killed by Xia Zhengshu. In order to achieve justice, King Zhuang of Chu attacked the state of Chen, killed Xia Zhengshu, and prepared to annex the state of Chen. Uncle Shen, a doctor, thinks that King Zhuang of Chu is acting too much, just like someone has stepped on other people's fields and others have confiscated his cattle

Chinese PinYin : xī tián duó niú