Cheap and expensive

Cheap and expensive

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is j ù Ji à NY ǒ nggu ì, which means that there are many people who have been cut off, resulting in the low price and high price of shoes. The latter describes that punishment is both heavy and excessive. It also means that there are many criminals. From Zuo Zhuan, the third year of Zhaogong.

The origin of Idioms

In the third year of Zhaogong, Zuo Zhuan, written by Zuo Qiuming in the spring and Autumn period, it is said that "all the cities in the country are cheap and expensive, and the people are suffering."

Idiom usage

The penalty is heavy and excessive. Yan Zi was not only humble but also highly valued by his monarch, who saved his punishment. Confucius Congzi Zhijie by Kong Yu in Han Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

In the third year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan, Duke Jing wanted to change Yanzi's house, saying: "the house of Yanzi is close to the city. It's too narrow to live in. Please change your mind." The words said: "the first minister of the monarch is Rong Yan, the minister is not enough to inherit it, and he is extravagant. And the villain is close to the market, and he can get what he wants day and night. How dare he bother to travel in the city? " The duke said with a smile: "the son is near the city. Do you know the noble and the humble?" He said to him, "since it is beneficial, dare you not recognize it?" The duke said, "what's the price? What's so cheap? " Therefore, the king of the complex in the punishment, there are people who are enthusiastic, so said: "enthusiastic expensive, cheap." Since it has been reported to you, it is said to you with Uncle Xiang. Jinggong's purpose is to save punishment.