first impressions are strongest

first impressions are strongest

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ā NR ù w é izh ǔ, which means that the words you hear first or the impression you get first often occupy a dominant position in your mind, and it is not easy to accept different opinions later. It comes from the biography of Xifu bow in the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Xifu bow in the history of Han Dynasty, "only your majesty can visit the ancient and modern times and refer to them repeatedly, but not first come words."

Idiom usage

There is a certain principle that it is not easy for the elder and the younger to have the respect and inferiority. Therefore, the selfishness of the later generation will not dare to show off. Ruan Kuisheng's the Hakka talk of tea in Qing Dynasty (Volume 7)

Discrimination of words

Synonym: Preconception antonym: seeking truth from facts

Idiom story

During the Han Dynasty, Emperor AI of the Han Dynasty favored Dong Xian, sun Pang and Xi Fu Gong and granted them Marquises. Prime Minister Wang Jia advised Ai Di not to be a marquis to avoid disaster. Worried that Dong Xian was becoming more and more powerful, Xi Fugong advised Ai Di to send troops to Xiongnu. Wang Jia advised Ai Di not to be preconceived in his opinions, but to coexist peacefully. Xi Fugong's plot was exposed and his family was destroyed.

allusion

1、 In 110 B.C., Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended Mount Song. In the dense forest on the North Bank of Shuangxi river at the foot of Mount Song, he saw a big cypress he had never seen before. He was happy to appoint it as a general. Just ten meters to the north, I saw a bigger cypress tree, so I had to call it the second general. The ministers of the entourage remonstrated: "Your Majesty, this cypress tree is much bigger than that one!" Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also knew that the seal was unreasonable, but in order to keep his face, he said, "the first to enter is the first." After walking dozens of meters to the north, he saw a bigger cypress tree. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said, "no matter how big you are, you can only be a third general!" The ministers looked at each other, but they could not change their words. Later, people use "preconceptions" to mean that the words they hear first or the impression they get first often occupy a dominant position in their minds, and it is not easy to accept different opinions later. (2) during the Han Dynasty, Emperor AI of the Han Dynasty favored Dong Xian, sun Pang, and Xi Fu Gong and granted them Marquises. Prime Minister Wang Jia advised Ai Di not to be a marquis to avoid disaster. Worried that Dong Xian was becoming more and more powerful, Xi Fugong advised Ai Di to send troops to Xiongnu. Wang Jia advised Ai Di not to be preconceived in his opinions, but to coexist peacefully. Xifu bow's plot was exposed and destroyed. it refers to a characteristic of Shengxuan. After the first stroke, there is a natural light water mark between the first stroke and the second stroke due to the infiltration. You can't see it with ink or water.