make an unworthy continuation of a great work

make an unworthy continuation of a great work

Gouwei xudiao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ǒ UW ě IX ù di ā o, which means too many officials. It's also a metaphor to connect the bad things with the good ones. The front and back parts are very out of proportion. From the book of Jin, biography of Zhao Wang Lun.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Jin, biography of Zhao Wang Lun: "the slave soldiers and soldiers were also knighted. At every court meeting, Diao Chan sits with a lot of money. As the saying goes, "if there are not enough Diao, the tail of the dog will continue."

Analysis of Idioms

The Buddha's head is covered with dung

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; used as subject, predicate and attribute; used in written language. Shengtan concludes that there are only 70 chapters in Shuihu, but scolds Luo Guanzhong as ~. The fourth chapter of Hu Shi's textual research on outlaws of the marsh

Idioms and allusions

Sima Yan appointed Sima Lun king of Zhao and took charge of Linzhang. After Sima Lun, king of Zhao, usurped the throne, he was granted official titles indiscriminately. Because of the shortage of Diao tail, he replaced it with dog tail. Therefore, people sneer and say: "the mink is insufficient, the dog tail continues."

Idiom story

In the third year of Xianning in the Western Jin Dynasty (277 AD), Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, appointed Sima Lun, the ninth son of Sima Yi, King Langya, as king Zhao, in charge of Linzhang military affairs. When Sima Lun, king of Zhao, took office, he was granted a rank as long as he was a member of the king's family, even if he was a slave. Therefore, every time when they went to the court, Diao Chan Ying seat (on the official hat of ancient high officials, there were gold bells with cicada shaped patterns as decorations, and Diao tail was inserted, which was called Diao Chan crown), and the hall was full of "high officials". At that time, the common people couldn't stand this trend of corruption. They made up a ballad to satirize: "the mink is insufficient, and the dog's tail will continue." Mink tail is a precious fur. Because of simalun's abusive seal, there are too many senior officials, so mink tail is not enough, so it has to be replaced by dog tail. The decadent Western Jin Dynasty lasted only 52 years and ended. After the death of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, his son Sima Zhong succeeded to the throne. He knew nothing about the government, and the power fell to empress Jia. Empress Jia was fierce and cunning. King Sima Lun (the ninth son of Sima Yi) of Zhao conspired with a minister named Zhang Lin, who used this as an excuse to rush into the palace, kill empress Jia and make himself a prime minister. Because he became prime minister by this means, Sima Lun was worried all day and was afraid that people would not accept him. In order to win over the courtiers and expand their sphere of influence, they were granted civil and military titles, and even the servants were given titles. There were only four senior officials at that time, such as Shizhong, Sanqi and Changshi, but simalun had nearly a hundred when he was Emperor. What a flood of official posts! When everything was ready, Emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty was abandoned and he called himself Emperor. At that time, it was stipulated that the uniform of senior officials in the palace was uniform. For example, the hats are decorated with mink tails. There are different positions for different officials. Serve in the left, often serve in the right. Because simalun wantonly became an official of Jin Jue, for a time, mink tail was not enough, so he had to replace it with dog tail. According to this, people made up two ballads: "mink is not enough, dog tail continues." Used to satirize the court. Later, people use the metaphor of "dog tail and mink" to compare the bad with the good, and the beauty is not commensurate with the ugliness. It is often used to reveal others' literary works, and sometimes to express self modesty. In Pu Songling's Dai Wang CI Gong and Yan Shan Zhao Qi of the Qing Dynasty, there is also this allusion: "in Biyu Gaizhong, the brocade of day travel is still added; after Jinshen, Zhang NianWei continues the mink."