situated at the foot of a hill and beside a river

situated at the foot of a hill and beside a river

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is bi ǎ ol ǐ sh ā NH é, meaning there are mountains inside. Refers to the natural danger of mountains and rivers as a barrier. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 28th year of Duke Fu.

Idiom explanation

Inside and outside: inside and outside. There are big rivers outside and high mountains inside. Refers to the natural danger of mountains and rivers as a barrier.

The origin of Idioms

In the 28th year of Duke Fu of Zuozhuan written by Zuo Qiuming in the pre Qin period, Zi criminal said: "war is also a kind of war. If you win, you will win. If it is not successful, it will be harmless. " Du Yu notes: "Jin outside the river and mountain."

Idiom usage

In Song Dynasty, Chen Shidao's Hekou ascended baimen on the 11th night: "the great men and the great men look at each other, and the mountains and rivers are on their own." Liu Shengpei's theory of building Tianjing in Jinling: "to lay a foundation for the universe, to love the capital of Tianjing; ~, to be the firm of baosang forever.". “

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym for rivers and mountains

Idioms and allusions

On the fifth day of April in summer, the Marquis of Jin, Duke of song, Guifu of Qi, Cui Yao and Xiaozi of Qin were inferior to Chengpu (1). The master of Chu recited and gave up (2), and the Marquis of Jin suffered from it. Listening to Yu Ren's recitation (3), he said, "Yuantian is always (4), and giving up the old and the new is a strategy (5). "Why do you doubt it. "Zi criminal said:" war also. If you win, you will win. If it doesn't succeed, it will be harmless. "Gong said:" if Chu Hui what? "Luan Zhenzi said:" Han Yang Zhu Ji (7), Chu Shi do it, think small benefits and forget big shame, better than war. "The dream of the Marquis of the Jin Dynasty and the battle of Chu Zi (8), and Chu Zi subdued himself and supervised his brain (9) are based on fear. Zi criminal said: "good luck. I get Heaven (10), Chu Fu its sin, I and soft of carry on (11). (1) Marquis of Jin Dynasty: refers to Chonger, Duke Wen of Jin Dynasty. Song Gong: Song Chenggong, the son of Xianggong. Guo Guifu and Cui Yao were both doctors of the state of Qi. Qin Xiaozi Yi: Son of Duke mu of Qin. Chengpu: the place name of Wei state, Chenliu in Henan Province. (2) carry on the back. XI: a dangerous hilly area near Chengpu. (3) recitation: songs that are not suitable for music. (4) Harada: field. Often: the appearance of lush grass. (5) abandon the old: get rid of the roots of the old grass. New is seeking: seeking new means opening up new fields for cultivation. (6) table: outside. Li: inside. Mountain: Taihang Mountain, river: Yellow River. (7) Hanyang: North of the Han River. (8) fighting: unarmed combat, fighting. (9) Fu Ji: Fu on Jin Wengong. Gu: sucking. (10) get heaven: face heaven, which means to get heaven's help. Plead guilty: face the ground like a confession. (11) Rouzhi: to soften him means to tame him. On the third day of April in summer, Wengong of Jin, Chenggong of song, guoguifu of Qi, Cui Yao and Xiaozi Yi of Qin led the army into Chengpu. The Chu army camped on the back of a dangerous Hill named Ying. Duke Wen of Jin was very worried about this. He heard the soldiers sing a song saying: "the grass is lush in the field, get rid of the old roots and sow new species." Jin Wengong had doubts in his heart. Fox Yan said: "fight! If you win the battle, you will be supported by the princes. If they fail to win, they will not suffer any damage if there is Taihang outside and yellow river inside Duke Wen of Jin said, "what should the state of Chu do for us in the past?" Luan Zhi said: "all the vassal states with the surname Ji in the north of the Han River were annexed by the state of Chu. If you think about the small favors in the past, you will forget this great shame. It's better to fight with the state of Chu. " The Duke of Jin dreamed of fighting with King Cheng of Chu at night. King Cheng of Chu knocked him down and leaned on him to suck his brain, so he was afraid. "This is a sign of good luck," Hu Yan said. We have the help of heaven, and the king of Chu will face the ground and commit a crime. We will make him tame. "

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, in 632 BC, the state of Jin and the state of Chu launched the famous battle of Chengpu (now southwest of juancheng, Shandong Province). The army of Chu is stationed behind the land. The Marquis of Jin (that is, Duke Wen of Jin) is worried that they will attack Jin because he hears the nursery rhyme that "every field is full of new plans instead of old ones." The Marquis of Jin was more worried. Zi criminal remonstrated and said: "war! If you win the war, you will win the princes. If you don't win the war, it will be harmless. " The Marquis of Jin decided to attack according to the terrain.