The moral of poetry and etiquette

The moral of poetry and etiquette

Shi Li Zhi Xun is an idiom pronounced sh ī L ǐ zh ī x ù n, which means that children follow their father's instruction.

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Children follow their father's instructions.

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Taste of independence, the carp tend to court. He said, "do you want to learn poetry?" He said to him, "it's not true." If you don't learn poetry, you can't say it. Li retreated to study poetry. In the future, they will be independent again, and the carp will tend to cross the court. He said, "do you want to learn Li?" He said to him, "it's not true." If you don't learn Li, you can't stand it. Li retreated to study Li. The Analects of Confucius Ji Shi

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, after Confucius gave birth to his son Bo Yu, he was very concerned about his education. Once he saw his son walk past the court, he asked if he had studied the book of songs? Bo Yu answered No. Confucius said he would not speak without learning the book of songs. Bo Yu immediately went to read the book of songs. Later, Confucius asked Bo Yu to study Zhouli, Yili and other works.

Examples

The son inherits the father's instruction, which is the instruction of poetry and etiquette. Hu Jizong, Song Dynasty