Buying a wooden box to return pearls: The original intention is that the wooden box bought to contain pearls is returned to the pearls. It is a metaphor for having no vision and making improper choices. The following is the information related to the idiom story about buying a casket and returning a pearl that I compiled. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. Idiom story about buying a casket and returning a pearl 1

Idiom:

Buying a casket and returning a pearl

Pinyin:

[mǎi dú huán zhū ]

Explanation:

The wooden box bought to contain the pearls was returned. It is a metaphor for having no vision, making improper choices, and the secondary things are better than the primary ones.

Source:

"Han Feizi·Wai Chu Shuo Upper Left"

Examples and sentences:

To read a book, you must absorb the essence, thousands of Don't do the stupid thing of buying a casket and giving it back a pearl.

Idiom allusion:

There was a businessman in the state of Chu who sold jewelry in the state of Zheng. He carved a box with beads out of the precious magnolia, smoked the box with spices made from cinnamon pepper, embellished it with jewelry and jade, decorated it with beautiful jade, and connected it with emeralds. A man from Zheng bought a box, but returned the beads in the box to him. This can be said that this jeweler was good at selling boxes, but not good at selling jewels. The Idiom Story of Buying a Coffin and Returning a Pearl Part 2

There was a businessman from Chu State who had a very beautiful pearl. In order to sell the pearl at a good price, he decided to make a beautiful box for the pearl to increase its value.

The merchant found the precious magnolia and hired a skilled carpenter to make a box for the pearl. As soon as the prototype of the box was completed, the carpenter used cinnamon pepper to make it fragrant.

After that, the carpenter spent another whole day modifying the box. The carvings of delicate patterns, the embellishments of gilt lace, the inlays of gems and jade, and the connecting of green feathers all make this box immediately unique and exquisite.

The businessman took the box, carefully put the pearls in, held them in his arms and walked quickly to the market.

As soon as he took out the box, people in the market were attracted by the beautiful appearance and aroma of the box, and they crowded around.

At this time, a Zheng Guoren in the crowd took the box from the businessman, looked at it left and right with admiration, and finally bought it at a high price.

However, Zheng Guoren took the box and took a few steps before suddenly turning his head and walking back. The merchant thought that Zheng Guoren regretted it, and hurriedly said: "The things sold will not be returned!"

But who knows, Zheng Guoren calmly took out the pearls in the box, handed them to the merchant and said: "You misunderstood. You forgot the pearl in the box. I came here specifically to return the pearl." After saying that, Zheng Guoren took the wooden box and walked back while admiring it.

The businessman held the returned pearl, his face turned green and red, and he was extremely embarrassed. He originally thought that others would appreciate his pearls, but he never expected that the exquisite box would be worth more than the pearls in the eyes of others. The Idiom Story of Buying a Coffin for Pearls Part 3

The Story of Buying a Coffin for Pearls

There was a jeweler from the state of Chu who went to the state of Zheng to sell family pearls.

In order to attract business, he carefully made a box to hold the orb. This box is made of precious magnolia, repeatedly smoked and roasted with fragrant cinnamon and pepper, inlaid with sparkling pearls and jade, and decorated with red roses and green jade. It's really jeweled and fragrant.

A man from the state of Zheng took a fancy to this exquisite box. He bought the box but returned the orb in the box to the jeweler.

The moral of the story of buying a casket and returning a pearl

Enlightenment: Zheng people only focused on appearance and ignored the essence, which made him make improper choices that sacrificed the basics for the last; and the Chu people went too far The packaging is also ridiculous.

Meaning:

1. People’s eyes only stare at the exquisite box, but in the end they lose the truly valuable orb. It can be seen that in everything you do, you must distinguish the priorities, otherwise you will do stupid things like the Zheng man who bought the coffin for the pearl and made improper choices.

2. Merchants pay too much attention to appearance, making the value of decorative appearance higher than the value of beads. It can be used to describe some manufacturers who, in order to obtain profits, excessively decorate their appearance, making the value of the appearance higher than the value of the goods, thus increasing the price of the goods a lot.

3. In modern times, it is also used as a metaphor to spend a high amount of capital and get a smaller return. The person who sells a coffin gets a pearl with a coffin.

4. Describe people who are short-sighted and make inappropriate choices.

5. Beauty can be created, but real beauty should not be artificially carved at all. It should be flowers blooming in real fertile soil! ! If a thing is truly beautiful, then it does not need any external help to set it off.

6. Don’t pay too much attention to appearance, the essence is the most important.

7. Only focusing on appearance and ignoring the essence makes people make improper choices that sacrifice the basics for the last.

Zheng Ren’s eyes only stared at the exquisite box, but the result was A truly valuable orb was lost. It can be seen that in everything you do, you must distinguish the priorities, otherwise you will be like this Zheng man who bought a coffin for a pearl and made a foolish decision.

Original text of the story of buying a casket and returning a pearl

There was a Chu man who sold his pearls to Zheng. It is a magnolia cabinet ①, smoked with cinnamon pepper ②, embellished with special jade ③, decorated with roses ④ and decorated with emeralds ⑤. The people of Zheng bought the coffin and returned the pearls. This can be said to be good at selling caskets, but it cannot be said to be good at selling pearls.

《Han Feizi》

［Commentary］

　①Made for (Wéi). Mulan is a high-grade wood. The cabinet here refers to the small box.

②Cinnamon pepper spice.

③Decoration (zhuì) embellishment.

④ Rose (méigui) is a beautiful jade.

⑤ Decorative edges. Jade (fěicuì) is a kind of green jade.

⑥椟(dú) small box. Returned.

⑦黻(yù) sell. The Idiom Story of Buying a Coffin and Returning a Pearl Part 4

During the Spring and Autumn Period, a man in the Chu State got a large pearl, which was crystal clear and round, and very precious. He wanted to sell the pearl at a high price, so he made a box to contain the pearl. This box is carefully made of orchid wood, fragrant with cinnamon pepper, inlaid with beads of jade, carved with decorative patterns of roses, and woven with emerald green feathers. liner. This box is gorgeous and exquisitely made, and the big pearl placed inside looks very precious and sparkling. The owner is very happy about this and believes that it will sell for a high price. He heard that pearls were scarce in the market in Zheng State, so he took pearls to Zheng State to sell them.

The owner came to the market in Zheng Guo, took out the box, opened the lid, and shouted to sell. The exquisite box and precious pearls immediately attracted many people. Everyone gathered around and marveled, but when they heard the price, they were all surprised.

At this time, a rich man from the state of Zheng came over. Seeing so many people surrounding him, he squeezed in curiously. Everyone saw this rich man coming and got out of the way. As soon as the rich man saw the exquisite box, he was immediately attracted. He took the box, looked at it carefully, touched and smelled it, and couldn't put it down. The seller was going to show him the pearls, but he hugged the box tightly and refused to let go, asking the seller how much he wanted to sell it for. Seeing that he liked it, the seller casually quoted a high price.

The rich man did not hesitate and immediately took out the money to buy it. The rich man opened the box and saw a pearl inside, so he took it out.

The seller thought he would like it very much, but he didn’t even take a look at it. He returned the big pearl to the seller and left happily holding the empty box.

The pearl seller was very surprised. He said to himself: "I was originally selling pearls, but I didn't expect him to buy caskets for pearls! It seems that the wooden box business is good, I have to make more wooden boxes to sell." Idiom story about buying caskets for pearls Chapter 5

I found this story very funny.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man from Chu State who tried his best to sell his pearls for more money. He made a wooden box out of the precious magnolia wood, filled it with pearls and sold them on the street. It immediately attracted many customers, but no one came to buy.

After a while, a man from Zheng came over, gave the pearl seller a lot of money, hurriedly opened the box, took out the pearls and returned them to the pearl seller, and left with only the wooden box. Many onlookers were shocked. It turns out that the buyer was not buying pearls but a wooden box!

The meaning of this story is: lack of vision and improper choice. Idiom Story of Buying a Coffin and Returning a Pearl 6

Phonetic note: mǎi dú huán zhū

Origin: A man from Chu sold his pearls to Zheng. He made a cabinet of Mulan, smoked with cinnamon pepper, and decorated with It is decorated with pearls and jade, decorated with roses, and decorated with feathers and green emeralds. The people of Zheng bought the coffin and returned the pearls. "Han Feizi·Wai Chu Shuo Upper Left"

Explanation: 椟: wooden box; beads: pearls. Bought the wooden box and returned the pearl. It is a metaphor for having no vision and making improper choices.

Usage as predicate, object, attributive; used in written language

Structural linkage

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Antonyms are discarded and the essence is selected

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Idiom story: Legend has it that a jeweler from the state of Chu went to the state of Zheng to sell pearls. In order to attract customers, he made a beautiful box made of precious wood. The box was also inlaid with gems and jade, which looked very beautiful. Luxurious.

A buyer from the state of Zheng held a box of pearls and bought them at a high price. He opened the box, took out the pearls and returned them to the merchant of the state of Chu.

Idiom example: A person who is not good at reading is ignorant of elites and filthy. Buying a casket and giving it back a pearl is a lot of ridicule and benefit? If you use vernacular instead, you will never suffer from this problem. "On Vernacular as the Foundation of the Reform" by Qiu Tingliang of the Qing Dynasty

Other uses

◎As far as drama is concerned, in order to facilitate singing and appreciation, it requires smooth vocals and natural harmony. , are normal and reasonable, and have higher requirements for the form of meter and rhyme than other artistic styles. However, if we blindly pursue the order and harmony of meter and rhyme, and regard the emotional meaning of drama as dispensable, for the sake of To abide by the laws of form at the expense of emotional content is to pay for the price, because the basic law that content determines form cannot be violated by any artistic style on the pretext of its particularity. Once violated, it will lead to consequences. Mistakes. The Idiom Story of Buying a Coffin and Returning a Pearl Part 7

A man from Chu State had a beautiful pearl and he planned to sell it. In order to sell it at a good price, he thought about packaging the pearl well. He felt that with noble packaging, the "status" of the pearl would naturally increase.

This man from Chu State found the precious magnolia and invited skilled craftsmen to make a box (ie coffin) for the pearl. He used cinnamon pepper to make the box fragrant. Then, many beautiful patterns were carefully carved on the outside of the box, and it was also inlaid with beautiful metal lace. It looked shiny, and it was really an exquisite and beautiful handicraft.

In this way, the Chu people carefully put the pearls into the box and took them to the market to sell.

Soon after arriving at the market, many people gathered around to admire Chu Ren’s box. A man from Zheng held the box in his hand and looked at it for a long time. He couldn't put it down and finally bought Chu's box at a high price. After Zheng Ren paid the money, he took the box and walked back. But after walking a few steps he came back again. Chu Ren thought that Zheng Ren regretted and wanted to return the goods. Before Chu Ren could finish thinking about it, Zheng Ren had already walked up to Chu Ren. I saw Zheng Ren take out the pearl from the opened box and hand it to Chu Ren and said: "Sir, you forgot to put a pearl in the box. I came back specially to return the pearl." So Zheng Ren handed the pearl to Chu Ren. , then lowered his head and walked back while admiring the wooden box.

Chu Ren stood there awkwardly holding the returned pearl. He originally thought that others would appreciate his pearls, but he didn't expect that the exquisite outer packaging exceeded the value of the box, so that it "overwhelmed the guest and took over", making Chu people dumbfounded.

Principle: Zheng people have no vision, make improper choices, and seek the last at the expense of the basics; Chu people over-package and put the cart before the horse. Therefore, we should be clear about priorities, and we should not make inappropriate choices, put the cart before the horse, and overshadow the guest.