It means: When they get angry, the princes will be afraid. When they calm down, the world will be peaceful.

From "Wealth and Nobility Cannot Be Fornicated", selected from "Mencius: Teng Wengong's Execution", "Teng Wen Gong's Execution" is an article in the Confucian classic "Mencius". "Tengwen Gongxia" was written between 372 BC and 289 BC, and belongs to the pre-Qin prose genre. The work explains the truth through quotations from Mencius' conversations with other people, and the images are vivid.

The full text (excerpt) is as follows:

Jing Chun said: "Aren't Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi dishonest men? When they are angry, the princes are afraid, but when they live in peace, the world is destroyed."

Mencius said: "How can I be a great man? Has my son not learned the etiquette? The husband's crown is given by his father; the woman's marriage is given by her mother. She goes to the gate where she is given away, and the warning is: 'Go there' The daughter's family must respect and discipline her, and do not disobey the Master! "It is the way of a concubine to be obedient."

The translation is as follows:

Jing Chun said: "Gongsun. Aren't Yan (yǎn) and Zhang Yi true men of ambition and deeds? When they get angry, the princes are afraid. When they calm down, the world will be peaceful." Mencius said: "How can this happen? Can you be regarded as a man with ambition and achievements? Haven't you learned the etiquette? When a man performs the crowning ceremony, his father teaches him; when a woman gets married, her mother teaches her, sends her to the door, and warns her: "When you arrive at your husband's house, , must be respectful, must be cautious, and do not disobey your husband! "Putting obedience as the first priority is the code of conduct followed by women."

Annotations are as follows:

Fear: fear. . Anju: quiet.

Quiet: Same as "Xi", subside, which means that the flames of war are extinguished and the world is at peace. It’s: this, this.

Yan: Why, where. Cheng: Really, indeed.

A real man: refers to a man with great ambition, achievements and integrity. Fear: fear.

Extended information:

This article is selected from "Mencius·Tengwen Gongxia", which is an article in the Confucian classic "Mencius" and belongs to the pre-Qin prose. The work explains the truth through quotations from Mencius' conversations with other people, and the images are vivid.

Mencius’s famous saying about “a real man” shines with the power of thought and personality. It has inspired many people with lofty ideals in history and has become their motto to not fear violence and uphold justice. .

In this article, Jing Chun believes that Gongsun Yan and Zhang Yi can influence the princes and provoke wars between countries. "When they are angry, the princes are afraid, and when they live in peace, the world is destroyed." They are extraordinary men.

Mencius believed that Gongsun Yan, Zhang Yi and others climbed up the ranks by wagging their lips and bending their minds to obey the wishes of the princes. They had no principles of benevolence, righteousness and morality. Therefore, they were just villains and women who pursued "Concubine way", how can we talk about being a real man?

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