Distinguish between the things and the place to live

Distinguish between the things and the place to live

Discriminating things and dwelling is a Chinese idiom, and its pronunciation is bi à NW à J à f à ng, which means to distinguish the nature, conditions and other factors of various things, so as to make them suit their needs.

Idiom explanation

Distinguish the nature, conditions and other factors of many things, so that they are in their proper place.

source

In Yi Weiji, it is said that "a gentleman should be careful in distinguishing between things." Kong yingdashu: "to distinguish all kinds of things, to live in their own way, so that all have their place." He is a wise man, who is powerful but not intimidated. He is able to communicate when he is sleepy, and he will never be suspicious. The allusion "distinguishing things and dwelling places" comes from the hexagram of Weiji in the book of changes. The hexagram says: "the fire is on the water, but it has not been helped. A gentleman should be careful to distinguish between things and live in the right place." If the hexagram is separated from the upper and lower levels, water and fire can not intersect, then it can not give full play to the function of helping things. To distinguish things must be as bright as fire, and to live in the same place as water. To distinguish things, we should divide things into groups. Because water and fire are different, we should seek common ground among different places. To live in the same place, we should seek common ground among different places. In this way, we can divide things into groups, and we can divide them into different places without any confusion. on Zhonglun Zhixing by Xu o of Han Dynasty

Discrimination of words

For example, a man of wisdom is a man who is powerful but not intimidated, who is sleepy but able to communicate, who resolves suspicion and doubts, and who distinguishes between things and places of residence. "Zhonglun Zhixing" by Xu mu of Han Dynasty

usage

It means to look at things concretely