mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture

mingle with men of letters and pose as a lover of culture

Fu Yong Feng Ya is a Chinese idiom with the pronunciation of F ù y ō NGF ē ngy ǎ. It means that people who lack cultural accomplishment make friends with scholars and participate in relevant cultural activities in order to decorate their appearance. It comes from the 42nd chapter of Li Baojia's Officialdom appearance in the Qing Dynasty: "like to be cheap, be deceived secretly, be vulgar and elegant, and be idle in a hurry."

usage

Verb object type; predicate, attribute, object; derogatory.

Examples

However, many gardens were built in Yangzhou, so the wind of planting flowers spread all over Yangzhou. (the eighth chapter of the late Qing Dynasty literature congchao: emotional change)

explain

Vassal: in ancient times, it refers to a small country subordinate to a large vassal state, and extended to a subordinate position or dependent relationship. "Vassal" originally refers to a small country attached to a vassal state. The etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty stipulates: "the field of the emperor is thousands of Li, the fields of the Duke and Marquis are hundreds of Li, the fields of the Bo are seventy Li, and the fields of the son and the man are fifty Li. Those who can't reach 50 Li are not suitable for the emperor, and those who are attached to the princes are called vassals. " Under the son of heaven, there are five ranks of nobility, which are gong, Hou, Bo, Zi and Nan in turn. Gonghe, Hou, Bo and Nan are 100 Li, 70 Li and 50 Li, respectively. Smaller fiefs less than 50 Li are attached to the vassal states, which are called "vassals". Why is it called "vassal"? The original meaning of "Yong" is to use and need, and extended to be employed. "Vassal" means to depend on others and be employed. It takes its symbolic meaning, so it is called "vassal". How can "elegance" generally refer to culture? It turns out that "Feng" and "Ya" are two parts of the book of songs. The book of songs is composed of three parts: Feng, Ya and song. "Feng" is the folk song of the feudal states, which is called the fifteen state wind, with a total of 160 pieces; "Ya" is also divided into big Ya and small ya, which is the music in the "bangji" of the Zhou royal family, and is revered as the positive voice, with a total of 105 pieces; "song" is the music specially used for ancestral temple sacrifice, with a total of 40 pieces. "Fengya song" or "Fengya" is used to refer to the book of songs, so "Fengya" is also used to refer to culture. I don't know when "vassal" and "elegant" were used together, but according to the records of Ping Buqing, a scholar in the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Qian Qianyi, a literary leader in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, used this idiom. Chen Jiru, a writer and calligrapher in the Ming Dynasty, claimed to live in seclusion in Xiaokunshan, but he was also among the high officials and dignitaries, which was criticized by people. When Qian Qianyi talked about Chen Jiru's behavior, he satirized that it was called "decorating the mountains, attaching vulgarity and elegance". During the reign of Emperor Qianlong, the poet Jiang Shiquan expanded Qian Qianyi's evaluation into a poem, and ridiculed Chen Jiru: "adorning the mountains and forests, attaching importance to mediocrity and elegance. The shortest way to success is not to go, but to boast. The Rex Festival is full of poems and books, and the fly camp is full of clouds. A crane in the clouds flies to the prime minister's Yamen. "

allusion

original text

Wu Yan, a man of the Ming Dynasty, was an official and a rich man. His son is very good at painting and calligraphy, and has bought many famous pens. A friend's family has a volume of Tang people's "Eighteen scholars" collected by the song palace. Every time he wants to get it, his family will not sell it. Wu Yan's younger brother is rich, but he is also a good match for his elder brother. One day, his younger brother, the master of painting, said, "is the result of the eighteen scholars a thousand gold?" The LORD said, "yes." So the number of cities. After the banquet brother and his plain self despicable, wine half, special talk about painting, and show the purchase & lt; eighteen bachelor & gt; to play. Or: "why do you know his famous paintings?" His younger brother Gu talked about him. It's a joke.

notes

Yes, it's always been an auxiliary word. It is used between the prepositional object and the verb to emphasize the object. Quite: very despicable: despise special: play specially: appreciate

translation

Wu Yan, a man of the Ming Dynasty, was a minister. His family was very rich. His son is very good at painting and calligraphy. He has a lot of famous paintings in his collection. A friend has a volume of "Eighteen scholars" collected by the imperial court of the Song Dynasty at home. Every time he wants to get it, his family does not sell it. Wu Yan's younger brother is also very rich, but he is comparable to his elder brother. He only accumulates grain and silk, but the literati always despise him. One day, his younger brother told the painter, "does the eighteen scholars really want thousands of gold?" The painter said, "yes." So I bought it for thousands of dollars. Later, he arranged a banquet for his elder brother and other people who always despised him. After drinking half of the wine, he deliberately talked about painting, and took out "Eighteen scholars" to enjoy. Someone said, "how do you know this is a famous painting?" His brother looked around and said something else. It was a joke at that time.

source

Elegance: it originally refers to Guofeng, Daya and Xiaoya in the book of songs, and then refers to romantic and elegant. Chapter 42 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "I like to be cheap, I'm cheated secretly, I'm vulgar and elegant, and I'm busy and idle." In the eighth chapter of Qing Dynasty, Huang Xiaopei's late Qing Dynasty literature notes: emotional change: "however, he built many gardens in Yangzhou, so the wind of planting flowers spread all over Yangzhou." In Qing Dynasty, Wu Jianren's love affair, Chapter 8: "those salt merchants were obviously salty goods, but they wanted to." Chapter 16 of Guo Moruo's Hong Bo Qu: "in order to ~, we have to make a pretence and cheat ourselves."

usage

"Attached to mediocrity and elegance" is a derogatory term used to belittle people who decorate their appearance with culture. For example, those upstarts who buy calligraphy and paintings are often called "attached to mediocrity and elegance". It can be seen that culture is what everyone pursues, and everyone should appear "cultured". If it is clear that there is no culture, it is necessary to pretend that there is culture, which is called "mediocrity and elegance". Today's idiom "Fu Yong Feng Ya" is a verb object structure, "Fu Yong" is a verb, meaning to follow, "Feng Ya" generally refers to culture. But in ancient times, "vassal" and "elegant" are two things, and there is no relationship between them.