The original meaning of this word is controversial in academic circles, and we can only understand it according to the current dictionary, because the interpretation of the current dictionary is * * * after all.
In Han Dian, alms have these meanings:
Give people property. Relieve the poor or monks with property.
Still thriving and abolishing. Wang Chong and Wang Fuchuan: "The way of giving is unique." Li Xian's Note: "Charity is still a waste."
Youke club "Mandarin Zhou Yuzhong": "There is no shelter in the country and no charity in the county." Zhao Wei's Note: "Charity is also the responsibility of guests."
Exemption from service. Zhou Li di Guan Xiao Stuart: "The teaching method of building the country ... the charity of conscription is not to prohibit the sacrifice of food and discipline." Zheng Xuan's note: "Shi, consider it' relaxation'." Jia Gong Yan Shu: "The giver, you and the old and the young don't waste their illness and serve, so it's easy."
2. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a famine in Qi. Some people give alms on the road and say "come and eat" to a hungry person. The hungry man said, I just don't eat "food that I don't know where it comes from." Finally, he died without food (see Book of Rites Tan Gong). Later, it generally refers to insulting charity, and the loyal are not eaten. -Biography of Women in the Later Han Dynasty
People will say that this man has backbone and won't bend down to eat a bite. I will give him a thumbs up. I really should say, "People with lofty ideals don't drink water from stolen springs, and upright people don't get food from others."
Is it the story of Gou Jian, the King of Yue, who "tasted courage at his service"? In order to restore the country, Gou Jian fed Fuchama, took off his shoes and went to the toilet to serve. He endured everything. He was afraid every day and eventually destroyed the state of Wu. He is a clever man. How can people not bow their heads under the eaves? You are a smart man, and you will put up with it. Your heart should be able to fill the sea in the future and learn to carry things.
It is said that one year, there was a great famine in Qi, and people fled the famine and begged everywhere. Qian ao, the rich man, kindly helped the victims and set up a stall on the roadside to set up food. A man staggered over with hunger, and Qian Ao shouted to him, "Hello! Eat! " Unexpectedly, the man stared at Qian ao and said, "I'm so hungry because I don't eat the food I get." Later, although Qian Ao apologized, the man refused to eat the food given by Qian Ao until he starved to death. I learned that Ceng Zi thought the victim was too stubborn. He said: if someone greets you rudely, you can walk away, but when others have apologized, it's time for you to eat.
3. Poor and backward translation of classical Chinese:
No matter poetry or article, the author has never been poor for a long time, and his works will never reach the level of extraordinary holiness. Qu Yuan was poor, but Li Sao became a classic. Du Fu was poor and worried about his country and people, but his poems were brilliant in ancient and modern times. Han Yu once begged others to give him food to survive, but he broke the situation of "the decline of eight generations of articles" and his article attainments reached a superb level. Meng Jiao had the experience of farming in the deep mountains, and Jia Dao was extremely poor because he had nothing to eat and no rice. But their poems are pure, carefree and lofty, which ordinary people can never reach, and it is not unreasonable.
Jiang, a Taoist priest in Baishi, saw his face at first sight and even worried that he could not bear the weight of his clothes. However, his pen is strong enough to carry a giant tripod of 10,000 kilograms. There is no place to stand at home, but there are diners at every meal. The knowledge hidden in the heart is infinite. His broad mind embodies the character and freedom of the literati in Jin and Song Dynasties. Whether it is rhyming or using words, we don't expect profound artistic conception, but it is naturally profound. Jing wong said, "God didn't defile Jiang Kui with wealth, but let his talent shine in eternity." Just in line with the previous discussion.
The reader's temporary poverty is not enough to worry about, but the lack of knowledge and understanding of truth is really worth worrying about!
4. the food that you eat in classical Chinese means the original hunger.
Qian Ao (2) eats for Tao and eats for hunger (3). For a long time, the hungry invited to compile [5] and trade rushed [6].
Qian Ao ate on the left and drank on the right, saying, "Hey! Come and eat! " Lift up your eyes and look, and say, I will not eat the food I have come, so I will eat it. "So [14] Xie [14] Yan, and finally [14] died without food. Hearing this, Ceng Zi said, "Micro-peace! You can go, too. Your thanks are edible. "
According to the Book of Rites, there was a serious famine in Qi. Rich people cooked porridge and put it on the side of the road for hungry people passing by.
After a long time, a hungry man covered his face with sleeves and dragged his shoes. Qian ao took the dish in his left hand and the soup in his right, and said, "Hello! Come and eat! " (Hungry people) looked up at him and said, "I am in this situation because I don't want to eat anything that insults charity!" " "Qian ao caught up with him and apologized to him. The hungry people refused Qian Ao's charity and eventually starved to death.
Ceng Zi listened and said, "You don't need makeup for a little thing. How can the makeup show collapse?" Qian ao can certainly refuse when he is rude, but he can eat after apologizing. "Referee:
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I would rather be negative than negative.
Give generously and be charitable.
In addition, recommend an idiom, which is quite suitable for your meaning:
Don't be stingy with money.
Idiom explanation is light: contempt; Good: preference; S: Charity. Take property lightly, be willing to give alms and help others.
Common degree
Neutral words with a sense of * *
Idiom structure combination
Grammatical usage as predicate, attribute and object; One's generosity.
The source of ancient allusions in the Dai Dynasty is Jin's "Three Kingdoms, Wu Zhi, Zhu Ju": "Modesty is to accept scholars, light money, and be good at giving. Although Lu Ci is abundant, it is often insufficient."
An example of an idiom is Ming Ming's "The Strange Case of Bao Qingtian", Volume 8: "Weng Mingjian's surname is very rich, ~."
Be generous if you are cautious.
The antonym loves money like life
During the Three Kingdoms period, Hou Zhuju, Yunyang, Wu State, was modest and generous. Sun Quan recognized him as an all-rounder and married the princess to him. Zhu Ju's 30,000-string salary was defrauded by Wang Sui, and Lu Yi suspected Zhu Ju's corruption and reported it to Sun Quan. Sun Quan thought it was not like him and ordered to find out the truth.
6. Interpretation of translating classical Chinese into vernacular Chinese;
The famine in Qi is serious. Qian ao prepares meals for hungry people passing by by the roadside. A hungry man covered his face with sleeves, shuffled his feet, and his eyes came over in a daze.
Qian ao took the dish in his left hand and the soup in his right, and said, "Hello! Come and eat! " The hungry man looked up at him and said, "I am in this situation because I don't eat food given by others!" " "Qian ao went up to apologize to him, but he eventually starved to death because he didn't eat. Ceng Zi said, "I'm afraid it's not necessary! Qian 7a686964616fe78988e 69d833133431353936 can of course be refused when you are rude, but you can eat it after apologizing. "
Original text:
If you don't eat, you will be hungry. Qian ao eats for Tao and hunger. If you are hungry, please come, and trade will come hastily. Qian Ao ate on the left and drank on the right, saying, "Hey! Come and eat! " Raise your eyes and look at it and say, "Give but don't eat your food, so you too!" " So thank you for dying without food. Hearing this, Ceng Zi said, "Micro-peace! Embarrassed, you can go, you can thank it, you can eat it. "
This article is from the Book of Rites written by Dai Sheng in the Western Han Dynasty.
Extended data
Writing background:
It is said that it was written by seventy-two disciples of Confucius and their students, and edited by Dai Sheng, a ritual musician in the Western Han Dynasty. The Six Classics written by Confucius disciples are the carrier of the highest philosophy in China classical culture.
However, it is not easy to understand ancient documents, and interpretation is needed to assist understanding. The "ceremony" in the Six Classics, later called "ceremony", mainly records the "ceremony" of the crown, marriage, funeral and sacrifice in the Zhou Dynasty, which is limited to the style and hardly involves the "ceremony" behind the ceremony.
If you don't understand etiquette, the ceremony will become a worthless ceremony. Therefore, in the process of practicing etiquette, the post-1970 s wrote a large number of papers explaining the classic meaning, collectively called "Ji", which belongs to the vassal of etiquette.
After Qin Shihuang burned books to bury Confucianism, there were still many "notes" written in pre-Qin prose in the Western Han Dynasty, including "13 1 article" in the History of Art Granted by Han Dynasty and the History of Literature.
According to the Annals of Sui Shu Classics, these documents were collected by Wang Xian, a native of Hejian, from the people, and Liu Xiang got dozens of articles when he was studying the classics, including Yin Mingtang Yang Ji, Confucius Three Dynasties Ji, Wang Shishi Ji and Yue Ji, and the total number increased to 2 14.
Due to the large number of records, and there are two versions of fine and coarse, by the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were two kinds of anthologies in society. One is the 85-piece version of Dade, which is called Li Ji of Dadai.
Second, Dade's nephew Dai Sheng's Forty-Nine Articles, called The Book of Rites of Little Dai. Li Ji from generation to generation is not widely circulated, but it is still in decline, as noted in Lu Bian of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. By the Tang Dynasty, most of them had been lost, with only 39 articles left, and even Sui Shu, Tang Shu and Song Shu were not recorded.
The Book of Rites for Little Dai was named "Book of Rites" by later generations because of Zheng Xuan's meticulous attention and infinite scenery.
Appreciation of articles:
The famous saying "Don't eat what you have" means that in order to show your character, you will never condescend to accept charity from others, even if you starve yourself to death. Hungry people don't eat Qian Ao's food because Qian Ao is arrogant and regards the poor as pigs and dogs, and his charity is degrading. The tradition in China attaches great importance to being a man with backbone. In layman's terms, people can't live without breath, even if they are bitter.
There are some similar sayings, for example, people are not poor, they would rather die than surrender, people are proud, and trees are peeled ... all of which reflect the importance of honesty, the importance of human dignity and the importance of human spirit.
This traditional concept still has its value and rationality. Between human spirit and body, between spiritual pursuit and material pursuit, between human dignity and servility, the former is higher and heavier than the latter.
If you can't have it both ways, you'd rather give up the latter and sacrifice the latter than make yourself a walking corpse and a devil incarnate. The reason why people are people, not walking dead, is probably the difference here.