worry about personal gains and losses

worry about personal gains and losses

Worry about gain and loss, Chinese idiom, pronunciation is Hu à nd é Hu à NSH à, refers to the personal gains and losses. It comes from the Analects of Confucius Yang Huo.

Analysis of Idioms

Selfishness and selfishness

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Yang Huo: "if you don't get it, you have to get it; if you get it, you have to lose it. There is nothing to be done about it

Idiom usage

There is no idea of ~, and the mood is also natural and peaceful. It is not to "deceive people and make them feel at ease, so we say it like this": we must pray for good fortune. Lu Xun's book of two places 60

Idioms and allusions

Once upon a time, there was a marksman named Hou Yi. He has developed a good ability to shoot at every step. He is proficient in all kinds of shooting, such as standing shot, kneeling shot and riding shot. Moreover, his arrows hit the bull's-eye and never miss. He was praised for his superb shooting skills and was highly admired. Xia Wang also heard about the skill of the marksman from his left and right hands and saw Hou Yi's performance. He appreciated his kung fu very much. One day, the king of Xia wanted to summon Hou Yi to the palace and exercise for him alone, so as to enjoy his perfect shooting skills. So the king of Xia ordered people to find Hou Yi and take him to an open area in the imperial garden. He asked people to bring a piece of animal skin target with a square foot and a bull's-eye diameter of about one inch. He pointed to it and said, "today, I'd like to invite you to show your superb archery skills. This target is your target. In order to make the performance not dull because of no competition, I'll make a reward and punishment rule for you: if you shoot, I'll give you ten thousand taels of gold; if you don't shoot, you'll have to cut the land of one thousand households. Now, sir, let's begin Hou Yi listened to King Xia's words and said nothing. His face became dignified. He walked slowly to a hundred steps away from the target, with heavy steps. Then, Hou Yi took out an arrow, put it on the bow string, put it in a good position, opened the bow and began to aim. Thinking of the possible result of his arrow, Hou Yi, who had always been calm, became short of breath, and his bow pulling hand trembled slightly. He took aim several times and didn't shoot the arrow. Hou Yi finally made up his mind to loosen the string, and the arrow came out and "snapped" and nailed a few inches away from the bull's-eye. Hou Yi's face turned white. He bent his bow again, but his spirit became even less concentrated, and the arrow he shot was even more outrageous. Hou Yi picked up his bow and arrow, reluctantly told the king of Xia goodbye with a smile, and left the palace bitterly. When he was disappointed, the king of Xia could not hide his doubts and asked his subordinates, "this Archer Hou Yi usually shoots a hundred arrows and hits a hundred goals. Why did he set the reward and punishment rules with him today, and he lost his standard?" "Hou Yi's archery is just a general practice. Under a normal mind, his level can naturally play normally," he explained. However, his achievements today are directly related to his vital interests. How can he calm down and fully display his skills? It seems that only when one really ignores rewards and punishments can one become a worthy Archer! " Worrying about gains and losses and over thinking about our own interests will become a big obstacle to our success. We should learn from Hou Yi and try our best to be normal in any situation.