Double faced

Double faced

It's a Chinese idiom, Li à ngmi à ns à nd à o in pinyin. It refers to a person who has bad intentions, is insidious and cunning, has a face-to-face approach and a back-to-back approach, stirs up right and wrong, and plays two tricks. It's from Li Xingdao's the story of the grey appendix.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan · Li Xingdao's the second fold of "the story of the grey appendix": "I didn't know that he had two sides and three swords, and moved the tune to his husband."

Idioms and allusions

Ma Junqing's wife and Zhao Lingshi conspire to falsely accuse Ma Junqing's concubine Zhang Haitang of killing her husband and forcibly seizing Zhang Haitang's son. Later, Bao Zheng found out the truth and sentenced her son to Haitang. During the investigation, Ma's wife tried her best to defend herself, saying that she was a virtuous woman and would not play with double dealing. in the middle of the spring and Autumn period, the state of Chu made great achievements in the South and sent troops to attack the state of Zheng in successive years. At this time, the state of Zheng was attached to the state of Qi. In 656 BC, Duke Huan of Qi led Eight Generals of Qi, Lu, song, Chen, Zheng, Wei, Xu and Cao to attack the vassal state CAI of Chu. Cai Guo failed. Duke Huan attacked Chu with the division of eight countries. Chu was forced to negotiate peace in Zhaoling (now the east of Yancheng in Henan Province). When the eight nation division was about to withdraw and return to China, yuan taotu, a doctor of the state of Chen, said to Shen Hou, a doctor of the state of Zheng, when the Allied forces go back, they have to pass through our two countries. Food, clothing, housing and other necessities should be borne by our two countries. If we ask the troops to withdraw from the coastal areas and go back through the states of Ju and Xu, we can show off our force to these countries and reduce the burden on our two countries. What do you think? Shen Hou, a doctor of the state of Zheng, said, "good! Good! This is really a good idea. Just tell the king of Qi! " So yuantaotu told Duke Huan of Qi that he could show off his force by taking the East Road. When Duke Huan of Qi adopted this suggestion and was about to withdraw his troops along the East Road, marquis Shen went to see Duke Huan of Qi and said, "the Allied forces have been fighting outside for a long time. They are very tired. If they make a detour to the East, they will suffer if they are blocked by anything. Yuan Tao Tu is a man who takes care of his own interests and ignores the interests of the coalition forces. Please think twice. " On hearing this, Duke Huan of Qi thought that Marquis Shen was thinking for the sake of the Allied forces. He angrily said that taotu had nearly missed a big event and asked him to arrest him. At the same time, he ordered Duke Wen of Zheng to reward Marquis Shen and reward him with "tiger prison", a strategic place of the state of Zheng in the north. Although Zheng Wengong was dissatisfied, he had to submit to Duke Huan of Qi. Soon after, the Allied forces returned to their own country, and Yuan taotu was also released. Unable to swallow his breath, he decided to treat him in his own way and came to the "tiger prison" where the Marquis of Shen was granted. After seeing the "tiger prison", yuan taotu said that it would be more spectacular if a "beautiful city" could be built here, and promised to ask the princes to help build it. Marquis Shen is a greedy man. He really built a magnificent palace here. This time, yuan taotu grasped the handle and told Zheng Wengong that the Marquis Shen was plotting a wrong way here. Zheng Wengong was dissatisfied with Shen Hou's behavior. After hearing Tao Tu's words, he immediately ordered him to be arrested and killed!

Idiom usage

I don't care about your "double dealing" thing. ——Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty chapter 62. < / Li > < li > we should strictly implement the "several guidelines on political life within the party", persevere in correcting all kinds of unhealthy tendencies, and especially firmly oppose the wrong attitude of "two sides and three knives" to the line, principles and policies of the Party Central Committee. < / Li > < li > Akama, your two sides and three knives did not surprise me. ——The classic lines of Illidan in world of Warcraft