Don’t be ashamed to ask; don’t be ashamed to ask for advice from people who are less knowledgeable than yourself or who have a lower position than yourself. "The Analects of Confucius·Gong Zhichang": "Smart and eager to learn, not ashamed to ask questions."

2. Not allowed to die; refers to people not able to die well. "The Analects of Confucius·Xianjin": "If you leave it alone, you will not die."

3. What a joy; "The Analects of Confucius·Xueer": "It is a joy to have friends come from afar!" Nowadays, it is often used to express the extreme development of the situation, and also means "excellent".

4. If you are not in your position, you will not pursue political affairs; if you do not hold that position, you will not consider that aspect of things. This is what the "Analects of Confucius·Tabo" said

5. Follow your heart's desires ;Follow your own will and do whatever you want. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "At the age of seventy, one should follow one's heart and do not exceed the rules."

6. Do one's duty and do one's duty; "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Linggong" "Do one's duty one's duty and do one's duty as one's master" Zhu Xi's note: "Do one's duty of benevolence. "Be kind enough to do your job; even if you are a teacher, you should do it with courage." Later, "do it with due diligence" was commonly used to mean that when you encounter something that should be done, you should do it proactively and should not push back.

7. Bad food and clothing; poor food and clothing. "The Analects of Confucius: Li Ren": "Those who follow the Way and are ashamed of bad clothes and bad food are not worthy of discussion."

8. When you are angry, you forget to eat; study hard, work hard, and forget to eat. "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer": "Ye Gong asked Confucius about Zilu, and Zilu was wrong. Zilu said: "Nv Yuanbu said: 'He is a human being who is so angry that he forgets to eat, and he is happy and forgets his worries. He does not know that old age is coming. '" (female, the same as "ru", you; love, he.) Later, it is generally used to describe being very diligent.

9. To commit rebellion; to commit offense: to offend the superior; to commit rebellion: to rebel. "The Analects of Confucius" ·Xueer": "Those who are not fond of offending superiors but are fond of making trouble are those who do not exist. "

10. Why use a cow's knife to cut a chicken? Why use a cow's knife to kill a chicken? It is a metaphor that you don't need to expend great effort to do small things or that you have to use big materials. "The Analects of Confucius·Yang Huo": "Zizhi Wu City, hear the sound of strings. The master smiled and said: 'How can I cut a chicken with an ox's knife? '" also means "how to kill a chicken with a bull's knife".

11. If a craftsman wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools; if a craftsman wants to do a good job, he must first make his tools excellent, as the saying goes " "The Analects of Confucius·Ling Gong of Wei"

12. Hui: same as "Hui", originally means being clever. It’s so difficult to do small favors! "Later also means loving to give small favors.

13. Later generations can be feared; young people, younger generations; fear: here refers to respect. Young people can easily surpass the older generation, they are awe-inspiring. "The Analects of Confucius" "Zihan": "The future generations are to be feared. How could one know that those who come will not be what they are now." "This is often used later to praise young people who are ambitious and accomplished.

14. Tireless in teaching; teaching: teaching. Not tired when teaching. Describes teaching as being particularly patient. "The Analects of Confucius Shuer": "Silently. Knowing it, never getting tired of learning, never getting tired of teaching others, what does that mean to me! "

15. Benefit without cost; benefit: give benefits to others; fee, consumption. Benefit to others, and you will spend nothing. "The Analects of Confucius·Yao said": "Because of the people What is beneficial is benefited, isn’t it also benefiting without any expense? "Later, it was often used to describe having practical benefits without spending too much money.

16. Known to every household; known to every household. It describes that everyone knows it. "The Analects of Confucius Taibo": "The people can let it go, but they can't. Make it known. "Cheng Zhu" states that when a sage teaches something, it is not because he does not want it to become a household name. "

17. Act bravely when you see what is right; do it bravely when you see controversial things. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng" in the text: "Not doing what is right is not brave. "

18. Draw inferences from one instance; use metaphors to know something else by analogy from one thing you understand; describe being good at analogies and being able to draw parallels. "The Analects of Confucius·Shuer" in the text book: "To draw conclusions from one point, don't draw conclusions from three points." "

19. Li Qu Ci is poor; the use is untenable, and there is nothing to say. "The Analects of Confucius·Advanced": "This is why the evil sycophant Zhu Zhu commented on Zilu's words, which is not his original intention, but Li Qu Ci is poor , and make arguments with the mouth to control people's ears

. Mencius---------------------------------------------

The most important thing for a filial son is to respect his relatives; the most important thing to respect his relatives is to support him in the world. As the son and father of the emperor, he should be respected to the highest extent; to be nourished by the world, he should be nourished to the highest level. ——Mencius

There are five so-called unfilial persons in the world: the four branches of love are to ignore the support of parents, the first is unfilial; the abandonment of alcohol and the neglect of parents to support are unfilial; the second is unfilial to be fond of goods and wealth, and to have an unfilial wife , disregarding the support of parents, which is the third kind of unfilial piety; following the desires of the ears and eyes, thinking that one's parents are killed, which is the fourth kind of unfilial piety; being brave and fighting cruelly, endangering one's parents, which is the fifth kind of unfilial piety.

——Mencius