Mencius, Teng Wengong II: "Wealth cannot be lewd, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be bent. This is called a gentleman. "

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Live in a vast place in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best self in the world. Let the people do it if they succeed, and go their own way if they fail. Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman.

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Living in the most spacious house in the world, standing in the most upright position in the world and walking on the most spacious avenue in the world, you can realize your ambition with the people. If you can't realize your ambition, you can stick to your principles alone, not being tempted by wealth, not being shaken by poverty and not giving in to force. This is called a gentleman.

2. China's ancient poem "riches and honour can't be lewd" means riches and honour can't be lewd, which means riches and honour can't be lewd with his thoughts. According to the old saying, obscenity should be interpreted as "excessive", that is, wealth and power cannot make their speech and behavior excessive and beyond common sense; Another solution is "confusion", that is, not being confused by wealth and power, Ming Dow is righteous and upright; If "lewdness" is interpreted as "lewdness" and "debauchery", it is modern commerce. Strictly speaking, it deviates from the original intention.

The classical Chinese "riches and honour can't be lewd" and "Born in sorrow and died in happiness" were selected into the second chapter of Unit 6 of the eighth grade Chinese textbook (PEP) on 20 17.

Original text:

Jingchun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi loyal men? Anger is the fear of the princes, and peace is the destruction of the world. "

Mencius said, "A gentleman is a gentleman. Haven't you learned manners? The husband's crown is also the father's life; When the woman got married, she was ordered by her mother to deliver it to her door, saying,' When you go to your daughter's house, you must respect it and not disobey your master!' He who takes obedience as the right path is also a concubine.

Live in a vast place in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best self in the world. Success, with the people; Go your own way when you are frustrated. Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman. "

Translation:

Jing Chun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi really successful men with ambitions? When they were angry, the princes were afraid. When they are quiet, the world will be peaceful. "

Mencius said, "How can this be regarded as an ambitious and accomplished person?" Haven't you learned manners? When the man was crowned, his father punished him; When a woman gets married, her mother exhorts her and walks her to the door, warning her:' When you get to your husband's house, you must be respectful and careful, and don't disobey your husband!' Obedience is a woman's way.

Living in the widest house in the world, standing in the most correct position in the world and walking on the widest road in the world; When you can realize your ideals, follow the people on the right path; When you can't realize your ideal, you can go your own way alone.

Wealth cannot confuse his thoughts, poverty cannot shake his integrity, and power cannot bend his will. This is an ambitious and accomplished man. "

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About the author:

Mencius (about 372 BC-about 289 BC), Zou (now Zoucheng City, Shandong Province), Han nationality. According to legend, he is a descendant of Qing Fu, the son of Lu Noble. His father's surname is Ji and his mother's surname is Sun.

Mencius was a great thinker, educator and representative of Confucianism during the Warring States Period. Also known as "Confucius and Mencius" with Confucius. Representative works: I want what I want, I am for our country, born in sorrow and died in happiness.

Politically, Mencius advocated that law precedes king and benevolent government; Theoretically, he admired Confucius and opposed Yang Zhu and Mo Zhai. Mencius inherited and developed Confucius' thoughts, but compared with Confucius' thoughts, he added his own understanding of Confucianism, and some of his thoughts were also extreme. He was dubbed the "Asian Sage" and was called the Asian Sage by the later Buddha.

Mencius' theory of benevolent governance is considered to be "circuitous and broader than things", but it has not been implemented. Finally, he retired to give lectures, and together with his students, he "wrote a book with preface poems, described the meaning of Zhong Ni (namely Confucius), and wrote seven pieces of Mencius".

References:

Sogou encyclopedia-wealth can't be lewd

3. How to recite this rich ancient poem in one day? Jingchun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi all men?" "When you are angry, ministers are afraid. When you live in peace, the world dies. "

Mencius said, "A gentleman is a gentleman. Haven't you learned manners? The husband's crown is also the father's life; When a woman got married, she was ordered by her mother to visit her relatives, saying,' When you go to your daughter's house, you must respect and abstain, and there is nothing against the Lord!' He who takes obedience as the right path is also a concubine. Live in a vast place in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best self in the world. Success, with the people; Go your own way when you are frustrated. Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman. "

People who can't read this ancient prose need to recite it all day. Understand the meaning first, then read more, pronounce, read the scene, cadence. If you can't recite the whole text at once, recite it sentence by sentence.

4. What is the annotation and translation of the ancient poem "Richness can't be lewd"? Note: Richness refers to the power of wealth; Can't, just can't; According to the old saying, lewdness should be interpreted as "excessive"

Wealth and power cannot make a person's speech and behavior transcend common sense. Source: Mencius Teng Wengong in the Pre-Qin period: "Wealth cannot be lewd, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be bent. This is called a gentleman. "

Wealth and power can't make a person's speech and behavior surpass common sense; Don't change your will when you are poor; When you are strong, you won't do anything wrong. This is the gentleman. In today's reform and opening up, it is very important for leaders at all levels to have money and not be slutty.

Jingchun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi loyal men? Anger is the fear of the princes, and peace is the destruction of the world. " Mencius said, "A gentleman is a gentleman. Haven't you learned manners? The husband's crown is also the father's life; When the woman got married, she was ordered by her mother to deliver it to her door, saying,' When you go to your daughter's house, you must respect it and not disobey your master!' He who takes obedience as the right path is also a concubine.

Live in a vast place in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best self in the world. Success, with the people; Go your own way when you are frustrated.

Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman. Jing Chun, a translator, said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi really ambitious and accomplished people? When they were angry, the princes were afraid. When they are quiet, the world will be peaceful. "

Mencius said, "How can this be regarded as an ambitious and accomplished person?" Haven't you learned manners? When the man was crowned, his father punished him; When the woman got married, her mother instructed her to walk her to the door, warning her:' When you get to your husband's house, you must be respectful and careful, and don't be against your husband!' Obedience first is the code of conduct followed by female families. A gentleman should live in the widest house in the world-benevolence, stand in the most correct position in the world-courtesy, and take the most correct road in the world-righteousness.

When you succeed, follow the people on the right path; When frustrated, a person goes his own way. Wealth cannot confuse his thoughts, poverty cannot shake his integrity, and power cannot bend his will. This is an ambitious and accomplished man.

5. The original text of Mencius's "Wealth Can't Be Prostituted":

Jingchun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi loyal men? Anger is the fear of the princes, and peace is the destruction of the world. "

Mencius said, "A gentleman is a gentleman. Haven't you learned manners? The husband's crown is also the father's life; When the woman got married, she was ordered by her mother to deliver it to her door, saying,' When you go to your daughter's house, you must respect it and not disobey your master!'

He who takes obedience as the right path is also a concubine. Live in a vast place in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best self in the world. Success, with the people; Go your own way when you are frustrated. Wealth can't be lewd, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent. This is called a gentleman. "

Translation:

Jing Chun said, "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi really successful men with ambitions? When they were angry, the princes were afraid. When they are quiet, the world will be peaceful. "

Mencius said, "How can this be regarded as an ambitious and accomplished person?" Haven't you learned manners? When the man was crowned, his father punished him; When the woman got married, her mother instructed her to walk her to the door, warning her:' When you get to your husband's house, you must be respectful and careful, and don't be against your husband!'

Obedience first is the code of conduct followed by female families. A gentleman should live in the widest house in the world-benevolence, stand in the most correct position in the world-propriety, and take the most correct road in the world-righteousness.

When you succeed, follow the people on the right path; When frustrated, a person goes his own way. Wealth cannot confuse his thoughts, poverty cannot shake his integrity, and power cannot bend his will. This is an ambitious and accomplished man. "

The origin of the idiom: Mencius under Teng Wengong: "Richness cannot be lewd, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be bent. This is called a gentleman. "

Extended data:

Jingchun thinks that Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi can control the vassals and provoke wars between countries. "When the princes are angry, they fear, and the world dies." This is a great man.

Mencius believed that Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yizhi climbed up by shaking their lips and obeying the wishes of the governors, and there was no principle of benevolence, righteousness and morality. Therefore, they are just villains and women, and they are pursuing the "way of concubinage". How can they be brave people?

Mencius only used "courtesy" to explain a woman's mother's instructions when she got married, and thus concluded that "those who take obedience as the right path are also concubines." What deserves our attention here is that the ancients thought that a wife's way was like a minister's way. Of course, I should obey you, but the principle of obedience is justice. If you are unfair, I will protest.

The same is true of a wife to her husband. Of course, a wife should obey her husband. However, if the husband has, he should persuade her to correct it. It should be "harmony but difference" only eunuchs, little wives, little maids, who don't ask right and wrong and blindly obey principles. Actually, there is no principle.

Mencius believes that this "concubine way" can not be generally understood as a woman's way, but actually a "little wife way", and only Confucianism's benevolence and courtesy is the "gentleman's way".

Mencius' satire was profound and sharp, and he hated Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi. However, is Mencius' sarcasm really correct? The idea of strategists is to deal with other countries, promote the unification of the world and realize the ideal and ambition of "one country under the world" by combining and dividing the relationship between princes (diplomatic means).

They are not unprincipled concubines, but outstanding ancient diplomats. Mencius blindly interpreted it as "the way of concubinage." From this perspective, Mencius' statement is not up to standard.

Mencius' method is to put forward the real way of being a man in a tit-for-tat manner. This is his famous saying, which has been passed down through the ages: "Wealth cannot be lewd, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be bent." How? Then you have to "live in the world, stand in the right position in the world and be the best in the world." Or go back to the benevolence, righteousness, propriety and wisdom that Confucianism has always advocated.

After doing this, we will adopt the attitude of "being comrades with the people, not doing it for ourselves", that is, Confucius said "using what is used, hiding what is abandoned" (The Analects of Confucius) or Mencius said in another place that "poverty is the only way to protect yourself, and prosperity is the best way to help the world." ("wholeheartedly" then you can become a real gentleman.

Although Mencius' famous saying about "gentleman" is inappropriate in criticizing strategists, the famous saying that "wealth can't be lewd, power can't be bent" still shines brightly, inspiring many people with lofty ideals in history and becoming their motto of upholding justice without fear of violence.

6. Where does wealth come from+powerlessness can't bend+poverty can't move? Wealth can't be bent, poverty can't be moved, and power can't be bent from Mencius and Teng Wengong, the Warring States poet Monk. Wealth cannot be compromised, poverty cannot be moved, and power cannot be compromised. This is called a gentleman.

Appreciate "poverty can't move", the more popular expression should be "poverty can't give up" What can't give up? It is the ideal, morality and 1 principle of being a man; This is the spiritual sustenance of the poor for many years, and it is also a "flood dam" built by the poor for their own morality for many years.

The so-called "flood dam" means that if there is no such dam of 1, people can't help being caught in the torrent. The real meaning of "poverty can't be moved" is to warn the poor that poverty can be moved easily, just as "wealth can't be lewd" is actually a bad habit that is easy to be infected with lewdness. Poverty can easily make people regard poverty as an irreplaceable reason and give up their ideals, morality and the principle of 1.

Almost all negative images in society come from poverty. "Miss" can give up character for money, beggars can give up dignity for money, and fugitives can give up human evolution for money.

Almost all of them are poor and can't resist the impact of poverty and give up. Their actions just confirm the old saying 1: people have no ambition and horses have no fine hair. However, more poor people have not given up. "Poor people will never be poor" is their firm confidence. Throughout the ages, the story of giants is almost the story of the poor.