give all the historical facts except those about one 's own ancestors

give all the historical facts except those about one 's own ancestors

Forgetting one's ancestors is an idiom. Pinyin is sh ǔ di ǎ NW à ngz ǔ, which means forgetting one's roots. It also refers to ignorance of one's own history. Later, it is used to refer to forgetting one's own situation or the origin of things. It comes from Zuozhuan, the 15th year of Zhaogong, written by Zuo Qiuming in the pre Qin period.

Idiom explanation

It means forgetting the origin. It is also a metaphor for ignorance of the history of one's own country. Later, he used the metaphor of forgetting one's ancestors to forget one's own situation or the origin of things.

The origin of Idioms

In the 15th year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan written by Zuo Qiuming in the pre Qin period: "is there no future after the father? Count the classics and forget the ancestors. "

Idiom usage

Contractive, as predicate, object, attribute; derogatory, for people.

Examples

Yuan Mei's xiaocangshanfang letters in the Qing Dynasty: "Mei's ancestral home is Cixi, and he is a member of his brother's family. Because he grew up in Hangzhou, he has forgotten his ancestors."

Idioms and allusions

According to Zuozhuan · the 15th year of Zhaogong, in the 18th year of King Jing of Zhou (the 15th year of Zhaogong of Lu, 527 BC), the official of Jin Dynasty talked about envoys to the royal family of Zhou. During the banquet, King Jing of Zhou asked Ji Tan why there was no tribute in Jin Dynasty. Ji replied that Jin had never received any reward from the royal family. King Jing of Zhou cited the old canons of the royal family, and asked Ji Tan, who was a descendant of the canon of Jin State, how could he "count the canons and forget his ancestors", that is to say, enumerate the ancient Canon system and forget the responsibility of their ancestors?