Sima Chenghao

Sima Chenghao

Sima Chenghao, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ī m ǎ ch ē NGH ǎ o, which means that good people do not know right from wrong. It comes from mengqiu written by Li Han of Five Dynasties.

Phonetic notation

(sīmǎchēnghǎo)

source

Li Han's mengqiu poem of Five Dynasties: "Sima Chenghao." Xu Ziguang's collective notes: "Sima Hui of the later Han Dynasty does not talk about the shortness of people. Talk to people, don't ask about likes and dislikes. A villager asked Hui'an if he was good. Some people have said "great" since Chen Zi died. The wife reproached him and said, "you are virtuous, so you should tell me. When you hear of the death of your son, you will say good things."! Hui said, "Qing Yan is also very good."

story

During the Han Dynasty, Sima Hui never talked about other people's shortcomings. When he talked with people, he never asked about others' likes and dislikes, but said good things. A fellow countryman came to ask him if he was safe, and he answered well. One said his son was dead, and he said he was very good. His wife scolded him for his immorality. When others died, why did his son say good? Sima Hui said, "your words are too good."