1. Constant self-improvement

It means working hard and never slacking off. No matter how bad a person's situation is, through persistent efforts and dedication, he can become a strong self. If you want to strengthen yourself, you must persist and never give up your efforts. The saying comes from "Yi Qian Xiang": "The movement of heaven is vigorous, and a gentleman is constantly striving to improve himself." The movement of heaven is strong and vigorous. Correspondingly, a gentleman should behave like the sky, striving for progress, being resolute and determined, and working hard to improve himself. , never stops.

2. Be kind and virtuous

Paying attention to moral character is like the earth that can support all things. Describes character as the earth that accommodates all rivers. It used to mean that people with high moral standards can undertake important tasks. The saying comes from "Kun of the Book of Changes": "A gentleman carries all things with great virtue." The momentum of the earth is thick and gentle, and a gentleman should increase his virtue and contain all things.

3. A humble gentleman

Refers to a person who is modest and prudent, can strictly demand himself, and has a noble character. Source: "Yi Qian": "A humble gentleman is humble enough to feed himself." A humble gentleman can restrain himself with a humble attitude even if he is in a humble position; he does not relax in moral cultivation just because of his humble position.

4. Walking on frost and firm ice?

The meaning of "walking on frost and firm ice" means that when you walk on the frosty ground, you will think of the coming winter of solid ice. It is a metaphor for the gradual development of the situation, which will have serious consequences. It comes from "Kun of the Book of Changes": "On the sixth day of the lunar month, walking on frost and solid ice arrives. The image says: walking on frost and solid ice, the yin begins to condense; tame the way, and it reaches solid ice." ”

5. Hiding the weapon and waiting for the time

It is a metaphor for waiting for the opportunity to display talents. Utensils, utensils, are extended to talents. The Chinese language version "Yixi Ci Xia" says: "A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move." The method of action must be determined according to the timing and conditions. If the time is not ripe, do not act rashly. Once the time is right, you should act decisively. This is the basic meaning of the idea of ??"Yi Zhuan".

6. Reform the old and create new things?

Ge: The name of the hexagram in "Zhouyi" means change. Ding: The name of the hexagram in "Book of Changes" is taken from the image of a tripod. A tripod is a cooking vessel that can transform food from raw to cooked, from hard to soft, so it has the meaning of renewal. ?It is still said that the old is broken and the new is established. According to the "Zhouyi · Miscellaneous Gua" in the Book of Changes, "Ge means to get rid of the old; Ding means to get the new."

7. Different people have different opinions

"Yi Xici" says that one yin and one yang is called "Tao", but "the benevolent see it as benevolence, and the wise see it as benevolence" "Knowledge." It means that when a benevolent person sees the "Tao", he says that there is benevolence, and when a wise person sees the "Tao", he says that there is wisdom. Later, when people had different opinions on the same thing due to different viewing angles, it was called "the benevolent sees benevolence, and the wise see wisdom." Simply put, "A different person has a different opinion."

8. Birds of a feather flock together

Original work "Likes flock together, things gather together in groups." It means that people gather together due to different occupations, and things gather into groups based on different types. Later, it generally refers to bad guys colluding with each other.

The "Book of Changes" says that heaven is noble above and earth is humble below. The two hexagrams Qian and Kun respectively symbolize heaven and earth, which is determined by this. Between heaven and earth, all things are mixed together from humble to noble. This natural sequence forms the difference between high and low status. As the universe moves, movement and stillness have a certain shape, the dynamic is firm and the static is soft. All things in the universe have different tendencies. Therefore, the aggregation of similar groups naturally forms. Due to the coordination and conflict of mutual interests, good and bad phenomena occur. In the sky, the universe presents phenomena such as the sun, moon, stars, day and night, seasons, and climate changes; on the earth, it forms mountains, rivers, animals, plants, and other forms, producing intricate changes. These can also be referred to as "cluster points".

9. Analogy: Contact with something in a certain aspect. Bypass: communicate with each other. Once you master the knowledge or rules of a certain thing, you can infer other similar things. The idiom comes from the "Book of Changes·Xici": "Introduce and extend it, touch the analogy and extend it, and all the things in the world can be accomplished." And "Qian·Wenyan": "The six lines are used to express emotions." "Xie" "Ci" believes that by extending and promoting the sixty-four hexagrams, we encountered similar things. And by using its symbolic meaning, everything in the world can be understood. "Classical Chinese" believes that the movements and changes of the six lines of "Qian Gua" can broadly understand the development of all things.

10. Correction

A term that expresses moral character and style. Qian: change, imitate. Quotation from "Book of Changes·Yi": "A gentleman will change when he sees something good, and correct when he has made mistakes." This means: A virtuous person will learn and imitate the kindness and virtues of others when he sees them, and he will consciously correct them when he sees others' mistakes. Wang Tingxiang of the Ming Dynasty said in "Shen Yan·Xiao Zong" that "Changing good deeds should be as fast as the wind, and correcting mistakes as fast as thunder." It means that the speed of doing good and correcting mistakes is very fast and decisive.

11. A house that accumulates good deeds will always be happy

Accumulating good deeds: accumulating good deeds means doing good deeds regularly. Yu Qing: Leave a legacy of blessings. In the old days, it meant that people who often did good deeds would definitely leave happiness to their descendants. That is to say, good deeds are rewarded with good deeds. "Zhouyi·Kun·Wenyan": "A house that accumulates good deeds will have endless blessings; a house that accumulates bad deeds will have endless disasters." A family that accumulates good deeds will have endless good fortune; a family that accumulates bad deeds will have endless blessings. Woe.

12. Different roads lead to the same destination

The original work "Different roads lead to the same destination" means reaching the same goal through different roads. Confucius once said that people in the world will eventually return to the same place, but they will take different paths; the principles of the world are originally the same, but people have various thoughts. From "Yi Xici Xia": "Confucius said: 'What does the world think and worry about? The world reaches the same destination but takes different paths, and is unified but has a hundred worries. What does the world think about and worry about?'"

13. Ying Tianshunren

Ying, Shun: Comply, obey. Tian: used to refer to God in our mind. Comply with destiny and obey people's hearts. In the old days, it was often used to praise the establishment of a new dynasty. The Book of Changes "Gege" in the Book of Changes states: "The revolution of heaven and earth came into being in four seasons. The revolutions of Tang and Wu followed heaven and responded to people. The time of revolution is great." One of the ancient Chinese philosophical views. It is believed that the change of dynasties and political changes are the result of the simultaneous action of God's will and the human heart. Later it evolved into a cliché commonly used by emperors in feudal society when they ascended the throne.

14. Fu Ji Tai Lai

"No" and "Tai" are the hexagram names. The interaction between heaven and earth, that is, the interaction between heaven and earth, is called "tai", and the lack of interaction is called "no"; "tai" means prosperity, and "no" means failure. It means that when something develops to a certain extent, that is, when it reaches a joint point, it will transform towards its opposite. One thing becomes another thing, and "No" can be transformed into "Tai". Later, the phrase "No Ji Tai Lai Lai" was often used to describe a situation changing from bad to good. People say that "extreme joy brings sorrow", "bitterness turns into sweetness", "bad things turn into good things", "good things turn into bad things", etc. all mean "the best things can happen". It fully embodies the idea of ??dialectics and is the universal law of the development of things. When anything develops to a certain extent, it will change its original form and create new situations. "Good" may be transformed into "bad", "bad" may be transformed into "good", "favorable" conditions may be transformed into "unfavorable" conditions, and "unfavorable" conditions may also be transformed into "favorable" conditions. In actual work and In daily life, this phenomenon of mutual transformation of things is common.

15. Full of economics

Jinglun: Managing silk strands, sorting out silk threads is called "jing", and weaving silk into ropes is called "lun". Sorting out strands is a metaphor for political planning. It is a metaphor that people have the ability to govern the country. It also generally refers to a person who is very knowledgeable. ?The idiom comes from "Zhouyi Tun": "Yunlei Tun, a gentleman relies on economics."

16. Unbelievable

Yi: ordinary. Pirate: Not an ordinary person. It's not something ordinary people can imagine. Refers to bizarre and weird thoughts. Describe the strangeness or complexity of something you see. "Book of Changes·Huan": "Huan has hills, which is incredible."

17. A group of dragons without a leader

Head: head, by extension the leader. A group of dragons without a leader. It is a metaphor for a gathering of people without a leader. "Book of Changes Qian": "Use nine to see a group of dragons without a leader, which is auspicious." It means that a group of dragons appear, and there is no dragon king among them, but each dragon has a strong virtue, so it is auspicious.

18. If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness will break through metal

"Book of Changes·Xici 1": "If two people are of the same mind, their sharpness will break through metal; if two people are of the same mind, their sharpness will break through metal; if they speak of the same mind, they will stink like orchids." ."? The two of them work together, and their strength is like a sharp sword that can cut through metal. Later, the two people are of one mind, and the sharpness of the metal means that they are closely united and have invincible strength.

19. Three Yang Kaitai

On the winter solstice in November of each year in the lunar calendar, the day is the shortest, and then the days get longer. The ancients believed that this was the gradual disappearance of yin energy and the beginning of yang energy. Sheng, so it is said that the winter solstice has one yang, the twelfth lunar month has two yangs, and the first lunar month has three yangs. In the old days, it was often used as an auspicious word to start the new year. It is based on the "Book of Changes" "The first month is the Tai hexagram, and the three Yangs are born below." "Yi Tai": "Xiang said: Heaven and earth meet, Tai." Wang Bi noted: "Tai means the time of great communication." The opening of three yangs means that it is extremely peaceful. The yin disappears and the yang grows, and all things revive, which is auspicious. elephant.

20. Superb

God: wonderful. Hua: Huajing, a very superb state. Beyond the miraculous, enter into the state of transformation. Describes a skill that has reached an extremely high level. The idiom comes from "Book of Changes Xici Xia": "The essence of meaning is absorbed into the spirit, so that it can be used... When the spirit is poor in understanding, virtue is flourishing."