the philosopher

the philosopher

Chinese idiom, Pinyin zh é R é NQ í w ě I, refers to the death of a sage.

source

Dai Sheng's the book of Rites: Taishan is decadent, liangmu is bad, and philosopher is withered! The idiom "Tai Shan Qi dejected, ~" appears everywhere in elegiac couplets. ——Ye Shengtao's good people in the countryside

usage

Used as a predicate; used in condolence.

Idiom story

original text

In the book of rites, sandalwood bow: in the funeral of Gongyi zhongzi, sandalwood bow is free. Zhongzi sets up his son instead of his grandson. Sandalwood bow says, "where do you live? I haven't heard it before Then he took his son to the right side of the gate and said, "zhongzi left his grandchildren to stand... Is a philosopher withered?" After singing and sitting in the house, Zi Gong heard of it and said, "if Mount Tai is decadent, then I will look up to you in peace? If Liang Mu is bad and a philosopher is withered, then I will place him? Master will be ill.

translation

One morning, Confucius got up very early. He put his hands behind his back and dragged his crutches behind him. While beating at the door, he sang: "Mount Tai is going to collapse, the pillars are going to be destroyed, and the people with outstanding wisdom are going to wither." After singing, enter the door and sit facing the door. Hearing this, Zi Gong said to himself, "Mount Tai is going to collapse, so what will I look forward to? The pillars are going to fall, so where will I live? What else can we imitate when the wise wither? Is the teacher going to get sick? " Sure enough, Confucius died seven days later.