Skin of failure

Skin of failure

Baiguzhipi is a Chinese idiom, pronounced B à Ig à zh à P í, which means that although the metaphor is humble, it is useful.

explain

Failure: dilapidated. Broken drum skin can be used as medicine. Metaphor, though humble, is a useful thing.

Discrimination of words

Idiom structure: formal synonym: niupengmabo emotional color: commendatory words

usage

To be an object; refer to something small

Idioms and allusions

original text

The teacher said, "Oh, before you come! The big wood of a man is a bamboo, the thin wood is a Jue, the small wood is a bamboo, the small wood is a dwarf, the small wood is a bamboo, the small wood is a bamboo, the small wood is a bamboo, and the small wood is a bamboo. Yuzha, dansha, Chijian, Qingzhi, Niupeng, Mabo, the skin of the loser, all inclusive, ready to use, the doctor is also good. When he ascended the Ming Dynasty, he was skillful and clumsy in selecting officials. Yu Yu was Yan, and Zhuo Luo was outstanding. He was short in learning and good in measuring. He was the only one who was the fittest, and the prime minister was the right one. " An interpretation of Jin Xue by Han Yu of Tang Dynasty

translation

Mr. Guozi (Han Yu's self styled words) said: "Alas, you come to the front! It is a craftsman's skill to measure and use large timber for roof beams, small timber for tile rafters, Dougong, short rafters, door mortar, door peg, door bolt and door post, and build houses according to their own conditions. Precious Sanguisorba officinalis, cinnabar, Gastrodia elata, Ganoderma lucidum, plantain, flattering fungus, and the skin of bad drum are all collected and stored. When they are needed, there will be no shortage. This is the skill of doctors. Promotion of talents, fair and wise, selection of talents, fair attitude. Smart people and clumsy people have to be introduced. Some people are modest and become beautiful, while others are bold and unconstrained and become outstanding. It's the prime minister's method to compare each other's shortcomings, measure each other's strengths, and assign appropriate posts according to their abilities and character!

analysis

Han Yu expressed his views on talents through comparison. He listed that different kinds of wood have different uses, and a good craftsman can do his best. Different medicinal materials can cure different diseases. Good doctors can use their characteristics to cure diseases, and they can use them as much as possible. Then it lists the ancient sages, although they have their own advantages, but they are not useful. It shows that no matter what kind of people have their own strong points, but they have high and low materials and short skills. As long as they have talents, they can make use of their strong points and play a role. Otherwise, they can't be used. It's not that the talents are bad, but that they don't meet the world.

Examples

To make the best use of the skin is to make the best use of the skin.