an aroused public is difficult to tackle

an aroused public is difficult to tackle

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ø NGN ù n á NF à n, which means that the anger of the masses can not be offended, indicating that the masses can not be dissatisfied with things. It comes from Zuozhuan, the tenth year of Xianggong.

Idiom explanation

To offend or offend.

The origin of Idioms

"Ten years of Xianggong in Zuozhuan:" it's hard for people to be angry, but it's hard for them to achieve their ambition. It's hard for them to keep the country safe, and it's also dangerous. "

Idiom usage

Do not do things that the masses are dissatisfied with. example you have a good intention, but it's hard to be offended. Go quickly. (the first chapter of Lao Can's travels by Liu E in Qing Dynasty)

Idiom story

In the early years of Zheng Jiangong, it was Zi Si who controlled the power of the state. Wei Zhi, a senior official, had no peace with Zi Si. Later, there was a contradiction between Wei Zhi and Zi Si, which made it easy for Zheng Jiangong to gather a group of people to launch a rebellion in the third year (563 BC). They broke into the palace, killed Zisi and others, and kidnapped Zheng Jiangong to the North Palace. Situ zikong was not killed because he had heard the news in advance. After that, Zichan and his cousin Gongsun (Ziyu, father of zitaishu) put down the rebellion and killed the rebels such as Weizhi. Since then, zikong has been in charge of the state of Zheng. He made a covenant, stipulating that officials should keep their positions and obey his orders. Some of the doctors and generals refused to comply. He was ready to kill them. Zichan dissuaded him and asked to burn the covenant. Zikong disagreed. He said, "the purpose of making the alliance is to stabilize the country. If everyone is angry, they burn it, and the country will be in power. Isn't it very difficult for the country?" Zichan said, "the anger of the people should not be offended. It's difficult to succeed in the desire of dictatorship. It's a dangerous way to combine these two difficult things to stabilize the country. It's better to burn the alliance to stabilize the country. In this way, you can get what you need, and everyone can be stable, isn't it also very good? You know, the desire for dictatorship will not succeed, and if you violate it, there will be chaos. You must consider the emotions of the doctors and listen to their opinions! "Zikong listened to Zichan's advice and burned the covenant in public, so Zheng settled down. among them, "the anger of the people should not be offended", Zichan is expressed as "the anger of the people can not be offended", which is the origin of this idiom.