the self-conceited troops are destined to fail

the self-conceited troops are destined to fail

The Chinese idiom is Ji ā ob ī NGB ì B à I, which means that a proud army is bound to lose. It comes from the biography of Wei in the history of Han Dynasty.

Notes on Idioms

Arrogant Soldier: an army that belittles the enemy.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Wei in the Han Dynasty, "those who depend on the size of the country and respect the masses of the people and want to see the power of the enemy are called arrogant soldiers, and those who are arrogant will be destroyed."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; as subject, object and attribute; with the nature of admonishment. example the ancients said: "pride will defeat." That's why shaojianbo died. Qu Bo's "forest and snow" 28

Idiom story

In the Western Han Dynasty, Cheshi Kingdom harassed the border of Han Dynasty. Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty decided to send his servant Zheng Ji and others to send a large number of criminals to Quli city to cultivate and accumulate grain for the purpose of attacking Cheshi kingdom. In autumn harvest season, the grain harvest was good, and the emperor sent the Han Army to attack the Cheshi. The king of Cheshi was at a loss and asked the Xiongnu for help. However, the Xiongnu soldiers did not arrive, so Cheshi had no choice but to surrender to the Han army. After the war, his servant Zheng Ji sent 300 soldiers to stay in Cheshi country and led them back to Quli. When he learned that the main force of the Han Army had withdrawn from the Che division, the Huns immediately sent cavalry to attack the Che division, and Zheng Ji quickly came to the rescue. Being outnumbered by the Huns, Zheng Ji sent people to handu for help. When Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty heard the news, he immediately summoned all the civil and military officials to discuss the countermeasures. Zhao Chongguo advocated that while the Huns were still weak, they should send troops to attack their right wing and force them to withdraw from the Cheshi division. The prime minister Wei had a different opinion. He said to the emperor, "in recent years, the Huns have not come to invade our border. Now they attack him for the sake of chariots. It doesn't make sense. Moreover, the people living on the border are very difficult. They have no clothes or food. They can only wear sheep's skin and dog's skin to satisfy their hunger with grass seeds. How can we start a war easily? In addition, the country has suffered from disasters for years. The people are not satisfied with food and clothing. In addition, many county officials are incompetent. There are also problems in customs and morality. There have been many cases of sons killing their fathers and wives killing their husbands. I think the most important thing in front of us is to reorganize the imperial platform and appoint talented people. If we have to send troops to attack Xiongnu, even if we win, there will be endless future troubles. Relying on a large number of people in our country and engaging in militarism is a proud army, and such an army is doomed to failure. " Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty obeyed the advice of Wei Xiang and decided not to attack Xiongnu on a large scale. Instead, he mobilized a part of his army to drive near Cheshi to help Zheng Ji's army return to Quli.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: defeat like water