succeed by luck

succeed by luck

Lizi Chengming is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is sh ù Z ǐ ch é NGM í ng, which refers to those who are not able to become famous by chance. It comes from the biography of Ruan Ji in the book of Jin.

Idiom usage

He who has no ability is lucky to be famous

Examples

Guixiong dreams of two or three generations, and becomes famous in thousands of occasions. "Crying for Yang Dusheng" by Fu Yi

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Ruan Ji in the book of Jin: "Ruan Ji tasted Guangwu, looked at the war places of Chu and Han Dynasties, and sighed:" there were no heroes at that time, which made Lizi famous. "

Idioms and allusions

allusion

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there was a famous writer and philosopher named Ruan Ji. Ruan Ji is handsome, arrogant, ambitious and knowledgeable. In his life, he acted according to Lao Zhuang's philosophy, let nature take its course. Sometimes he closed the door to read books for several months, and sometimes he went out to visit mountains and rivers for many days. He is not only good at writing poems and articles, but also good at playing the piano, singing and drinking.

Ruan Ji was deeply dissatisfied with the corruption of the government at that time. He often drank wine with Ji Kang and criticized the government at the same time. He despised the dictatorial Sima group and Cao's puppet regime. Even if the court called him to be an official, he refused to go.

Once, Ruan Ji boarded Guangwu city to see the ruins of the battle between Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, and Liu Bang, the emperor of Han Dynasty. He despised Liu Bang's character and talent and sighed: "it was when there were no real heroes in the world that Liu Bang became famous.".

interpretation

Li Zi is a contemptible name for people. Ruan Ji is lofty, conceited and uninhibited. When he visited Guangwu mountain and watched the battle of Chu and Han Dynasties, he was filled with emotion. He thought that there were no real heroes in the late Qin Dynasty, so people like Liu Bang became famous. Later generations described mediocrity as success. Or sigh that he was not born at the right time.