instructions from one 's father

instructions from one 's father

Shitingzhixun is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is sh ī t í ngzh ī x ù n, which means father Xun. From the Analects of Confucius Ji Shi.

Idiom explanation

Father's instruction means that children should follow their parents' instructions.

The origin of Idioms

In the Analects of Confucius, Ji's family: "when Confucius tasted independence, the common carp tended to pass the court.". He said, "do you want to learn the book of songs?" He said to them, "not yet.". "If you don't study poetry, you can't say anything." 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 them, "it's not true." "If you don't learn Li, you can't stand it." Li retreated to study Li (carp, Kong carp, son of Confucius).

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: the moral of poetry and etiquette

Idiom usage

Examples

Song Hanqi's "xiansuoye shangliangfu Qi" said: "in the year of Wei Yue, he was punished first when he was dying, and he was deprived of the training of poetry court, so he was very poor."

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.