Craftsmen carry gold with stone

Craftsmen carry gold with stone

It is a Chinese idiom, which originally refers to a carpenter who uses an axe to cut off the ash on the tip of the nose without hurting the nose. It is later used to describe exquisite craftsmanship. From Chuang Tzu Xu Wu GUI.

explain

Idiom: craftsman stone carries gold Pinyin: Ji à ngsh í y à NJ à n interpretation: Craftsman: craftsman; stone: name; Yun: swing; Jin: axe. It used to mean that the carpenter swung an axe to cut off the ash on the nose tip of Ying people, but did not hurt the nose of Ying people. It is later used to describe exquisite craftsmanship.

source

In Chuang Tzu Xu Wu GUI, Ying people's nose is like a fly's wing. Make the craftsman stone it. It's a common practice for craftsmen and stone workers to carry their weight. They listen to it and pick it up. The people of Ying do not lose face. When the emperor of the Yuan Dynasty of the Song Dynasty heard about it, he called the craftsman and said, "try to do it for a few people. The craftsman and the Stone said," the minister can taste it. Although, I have been dead for a long time. "

original text

When Chuang Tzu was buried in Huizi's tomb, Gu said to his followers, "the chalky curtain of the Chu people is like a fly's wing, which makes the craftsman stone it. It's a common practice for craftsmen and stone workers to pay attention to every detail. They can listen to it without hurting their noses. They can stand upright without losing their looks. Hearing this, the king of the Yuan Dynasty of the Song Dynasty called the craftsman Shi and said, "try to do it for me." The craftsman said, "I can taste it. Although I have been dead for a long time. " Since master's death, I don't think it's true! I have nothing to say. " ——Zhuangzi: Xu Wugui

notes

Chalkiness: white soil. slow: with "diffuse", contaminated. make: let's go. Zhou ó: cutting. finish: finish, cut. appearance: appearance. though: even so.

translation

After passing Huizi's graveyard, Zhuangzi turned to the people who followed him and said, "there was a man in Yingdi who smeared the tip of his nose with chalk mud, which was the size of the wings of a mosquito and a fly. He asked the craftsman to cut off this little white spot with an axe. The stone craftsman waved his axe, whirred and cut the white spots carelessly. The white mud on the tip of his nose was completely cut off, but his nose was not hurt at all. The people in Yingdi stood there as if nothing had happened. When song Yuanjun knew about it, he summoned the craftsman and said, "try it for me, too.". "I really used to be able to cut off the white spots on the tip of my nose," he said. Nevertheless, the partner I can match has been dead for a long time Since the death of Mr. Huishi, I have no one to perform skills! And I have no one to talk to! "

a purpose

He warned people to trust each other with sincerity and seal each other with heart. Trust can create miracles and power. The purpose of Chuang Tzu's story telling is not to introduce the craftsman's unique skills, but to show that his superb skills need the cooperation of corresponding opponents, and to express his mourning for the death of his good friend Huishi.