Love outshines others

Love outshines others

It is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Cuan IH è sh ī zh ò ng, which refers to the loss of big things from small ones. From Zuo Zhuan, the second year of Min Gong.

Idiom explanation

Loss of public: 1. Loss of public support; loss of public support.

The origin of Idioms

In the second year of Min Gong, Zuo Zhuan, written by Zuo Qiuming in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "Di people cut Wei, Wei Yigong was good at crane, and the crane had to ride Xuan. In the general war, all the Chinese who received the armor said, "how can I fight if he has a position?"

Idiom usage

Serial verb; as object and attribute; with derogatory meaning. Qu Shuxian's extortion of debts: third brother sun, your sister-in-law must leave the factory. Otherwise, she will lose her popularity and cause public anger, and the consequences will be unimaginable. in recent years, many officials lost their black Shamao because of their personal hobbies, which effectively imitated the taste of Wei Yigong's love of being a crane and losing his popularity in ancient times. When people have rights, they are easy to forget their roots. Many officials in the officialdom love to be outspoken and lose the trust of the people for their personal interests and hobbies.

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Duke Wei Yi of the state of Wei raised a lot of cranes. The officials of the imperial court had to wait on the cranes in the Heyuan every day. The more the cranes were raised, the larger the area of the Heyuan was. When the state of Yan in the North heard that Duke Wei Yi loved cranes, he specially sent him dozens of very rare cranes. Duke Wei Yi was very happy when he heard about it. He toured all over the country and told the Chinese that the cranes showed how powerful and rich Wei was. Just as Duke Wei boasted about his wealth, the Di people from neighboring countries sent troops to invade the country. Duke Wei ordered the men in the country to go to the front line to fight against the enemy. But at this time, people are complaining and saying: isn't the crane the most capable? So let the crane go to the front line to fight back the Di people. We don't have enough food, but we don't have the strength to fight. Duke Wei Yi led his troops to meet the enemy, but the soldiers didn't want to fight. At last, Duke Wei Yi died in the battle, and the state of Wei was destroyed.