To compose a lament

To compose a lament

It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī zh ù B ē Ig ē, which means knocking on buildings and singing solemn and stirring songs. It describes the impassioned elegy. It's from yance, Warring States strategy.

The origin of Idioms

"Warring States strategy · yance": "Gao Jianli attacked the building, Jing Ke and song."

Idiom story

In the late Warring States period, after Qin destroyed Han, Zhao, Wei and Chu, Yan, which was far away from Qin, was doomed. Yan was in North China, with Beijing as the center. At that time, Prince Dan had realized the danger of Yan, so he recruited a group of talents to compete with Qin. Jing Ke and Gao Jianli are the aides raised by Prince Dan. Jingke was originally from the state of Wei, so he was also called Jingqing. Gao Jianli, a native of Yan, is good at building (an ancient percussion instrument) by slaughtering dogs. Jing Ke and Gao Jianli are very friendly. Jing Ke is a heavy drinker. He drinks with Gao Jianli every day. After he is drunk, Gao Jianli strikes the building. Jing Ke sings with the sound of the building. He is impassioned and hearty. At this time, Prince Yan came up with the idea of sending an assassin to assassinate the king of Qin. He asked Jing Ke to take the map of the state of Yan with him and express his willingness to surrender. He hid the dagger in the scroll and took out the dagger to assassinate the king when he saw the picture. However, Jing Ke failed to assassinate the king of Qin. He was killed by the people around him. After hearing the news, Gao Jianli wept and swore revenge to finish his friend's unfinished business. Gao Jianli changed his name and made a living by working for others. Before long, the king of Qin heard about Gao Jianli's whereabouts, gouged out his eyes and asked him to build a building for himself. Gao Jianli secretly poured lead into the building, which greatly increased the weight of the building. Once, when the king of Qin was fascinated by this, he hit the king of Qin, but he was blind after all. He was also killed by the king of Qin. Later, the allusion "strike a sad song" was used to describe the generous and bold behavior of chivalrous people.