vicious appearence

vicious appearence

Giraffe beak, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á NGJ ǐ ngni ǎ Ohu ì, which means long neck and sharp mouth; it refers to the appearance of sinister and vicious people. It comes from the family of Goujian, king of Yue in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Beak: the beak of a bird.

The origin of Idioms

In historical records, the family of Goujian, king of Yue, Fan Li went and wrote a book from the left official of Qi Dynasty, saying: "if the birds are gone, the good bow will be hidden; if the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog will cook. The king of Yue is a man with a giraffed beak. He can share trouble with others, but not happiness with others. Why don't you go? "

Idiom usage

It refers to the appearance of a person. Example: in Ming Dynasty, Qu you's the new story of cutting lanterns, the record of the spirit meeting of the Dragon Hall: "since Wu has been destroyed, take Gou Jian as a man, you can share hardships with him, and you can't float away from the sea with him." In Chapter 83 of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty, he said, "do you not remember what King Wu said?" the cunning rabbit died, and the running dog cooked; the enemy country was broken, and the schemers died. " The king of Yue is a man with a giraffed beak. He can bear the humiliation of Haigong. He can share weal and woe with him, but not happiness with him. "

Idiom story

When Gou Jian, king of Yue, was in trouble, thanks to Fan Li's following. He was a hostage in the state of Wu, and everything in the state of Yue was entrusted to the literati. After Gou Jian, king of Yue, destroyed the state of Wu, Fan Li resigned his official post and went boating on the five lakes. Before leaving, he found Wenzhong and advised Wenzhong to leave Yue with him. Wen Zhong was puzzled. Fan Li explained that Gou Jian had a long neck and a sharp mouth. He could only share weal and woe, not wealth.