It is rare for people to be confused when it comes to great wisdom. The next sentence is: Integrity is the basis, and suffering a loss is a blessing!

1. Great wisdom is like foolishness: From "Congratulations to Young Master Ouyang on his official career" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty: "Great courage is like timidity, great wisdom is like foolishness."

2. It is rare to be confused: it was during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty Zheng Banqiao's famous sayings that have been handed down from generation to generation reflect his way of being an official and his path in life.

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大智如愿

大之如意 is an idiom, pronounced as dà zhì ruò yú, which means not to care about it because you are virtuous.

Translation:

People with outstanding intelligence may appear to be stupid, but their intelligence is not revealed.

From "Laozi" and "Zhou Xun" "Great wisdom is like foolishness, great skill is like clumsiness, great voice is like sound, and elephant is invisible" Su Shi's "Congratulations to Master Ouyang on his official career": Great courage is like cowardice, great wisdom is like stupid.

It is rare to be confused

Translation:

It is rare to be confused, which means that people are rarely confused when they should pretend to be confused. "It's rare to be confused" is a famous saying handed down by Zheng Banqiao during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a reflection of his way of being an official and his life path. Later generations lamented the philosophy contained in these four words "It's rare to be confused", so they hung it in the form of a banner at home as a warning for every life.

In the sixteenth year of Qianlong (1751 AD), Zheng Banqiao was invited by the governor of Juzhou to visit Juzhou. When he was traveling to Xishanwang, Qi Mountain in Jubei Province, he was treated to a banquet by the local king Yuanwai. Yuanwai had heard about Banqiao's name for a long time and was eager to get his calligraphy treasure, so he entertained Banqiao with the famous local delicacy "muddleheaded dish".

After Zheng Banqiao tasted the Hutu dishes, he was full of praise and asked Wang Yuanwai the names of these dishes. Yuanwai replied: "Our local name is muddled dishes." Seeing that Banqiao was in high spirits, Yuanwai asked Banqiao to write an inscription .

Banqiao realized what he meant early on, but happily wrote four characters: After the Qianlong reign, the four characters "rarely confused" written by Zheng Banqiao were actually made into various gifts or leaflets like leaflets. It is a rubbing or a badge for sale, which also arouses people's interest in this cynical Mr. Zheng Banqiao.

The explanation for "rarely confused" comes from his own psychological needs, which extends to the mindset and value orientation of the four words "rarely confused". However, given that the author did not make it clear at the time One's own intentions, therefore, different understandings will arise at the moment.

Reference materials

Baidu Encyclopedia--It is rare to be confused

Baidu Encyclopedia--Great wisdom is like a fool