Recognize a slave as a man
The Chinese idiom, R è NN ú Zu ò L á ng, means confused. From "Jingde Zhuandeng Lu · Liangjia Zen master".
The origin of Idioms
"Biography of lanterns in Jingde - Zen master Liangjia": the master said: "the city is not upside down. Why do you recognize me as a slave?"
Idiom usage
It means that people are confused. The teacher said, "on a Monday, you can't recognize a slave as a man.". ——Wu Deng Hui Yuan · nanquanyuan Buddhist monk FASI · Xiangyan yiduan Buddhist monk
Recognize a slave as a man
sounds of crowing cocks and barking dogs were heard around -- two places are very close to each other - jī quǎn xiāng wén
be versed in both polite letters and martial arts - wén wǔ quán cái
behead enemy generals and capture their flags - zhǎn jiàng duó qí
a good omen for military operations - bái yú rù zhōu