brute courage

brute courage

Courage of a man, a Chinese idiom, is pronounced P ǐ f ū zh ī y ǒ ng, which means to rely on one's courage without wisdom. It's from Mencius, King Liang Hui.

The origin of Idioms

"Mencius · Liang Hui Wang Xia": "the courage of this man, the enemy of a person also."

Idiom usage

Who do you trust when you say that you are loyal and lonely, with a widowed mother at the top and a beautiful wife at the bottom? It's too late to regret. The 33rd chapter of Chen Chen's Shuihu houzhuan in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, King Gou Jian of Yue was defeated by Fu Chai, king of Wu. He was imprisoned in Wu for three years and suffered a great deal of humiliation. After returning home, he was determined to strive for self-improvement and recovery. Ten years later, Yue was rich and powerful, and its troops were strong. Once again, the officers and soldiers came to fight against Gou Jian: "king, the people of Yue, I love you as much as I love my parents. Nowadays, sons have to avenge their parents and ministers have to avenge the monarch. Please give me another order to fight Wu to the death. " Gou Jian agreed to the soldiers' request for war, called the soldiers together and expressed his determination to them, saying: "I heard that the ancient wise kings were not worried about the lack of soldiers, but about the soldiers' lack of self-improvement spirit. I don't want you to rely on your bravery instead of your resourcefulness. I want you to move forward and backward in unison. Think of rewards when you go forward and punishment when you go backward. In this way, we will get the reward we deserve. If you don't listen to the order and if you don't know your shame, you will be punished. " When it came time to go to war, the people of Yue encouraged each other. Everyone said that who could not die for such a king? Because of the high fighting spirit of all the soldiers, they finally defeated Fu Chai, the king of Wu, and destroyed the state of Wu.