[Interpretation] A lot of knowledge; There are five cars of books. Describe reading a lot; Knowledgeable rich man: rich; Five cars: refers to five car books; There are many description books.
[Language] Song Bi Zhong You's "Xitai Collection": "I am eager to learn five cars and get rich; Light and rich and poor. "
[accent] car; Can't pronounce "cē".
[Discrimination] Rich; You can't write "cross".
learned and versatile
[antonym] Illiteracy and no ink on the chest
[Usage] Used as a compliment. In the past, it was often used as a polite expression to praise others' good knowledge. Generally used as a predicate.
The allusions of learning to be rich and skilled.
We often use "learning to be rich in five cars" to describe those who are well-read, knowledgeable and knowledgeable. "Learning to be rich with five cars" means that the book this person reads can hold five cars?
First, how many books are there? Books in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period are all made of bamboo and sawdust, which are very heavy. At that time, the waiting was also a carriage. Mozi said that an excellent car can be "as heavy as fifty stones". Such a five-car book has a maximum of 250 stones (burden): According to the record of the Criminal Law of Hanshu, Qin Shihuang "examines the prison during the day, manages the book at night, and decides his own affairs, which is one of the (hanging) stones in the county", that is, Qin Shihuang hears cases during the day, reads books at night, and handles official documents one stone every day. According to this calculation, the five-car book will be finished in 250 days at most. This is not much for people who are knowledgeable now. Why is it used to describe a knowledgeable person?
In fact, the phrase "learning to be rich and have five cars" comes from "The World in Zhuangzi": "Hui Shi has many books and five cars, which is not true." The word "book" is used as a verb here, which means "writing". Originally, Zhuangzi criticized Hui Shi in an exaggerated way, saying that he was good at magic. Although all his books can hold five cars, there are many mistakes and confusion in his words, and there are many shortcomings in his words. It means that he writes too much and makes too many mistakes. Later generations intercepted the first two sentences of the original text, "Hui Shi has many words, and his books are five cars". One-sided understanding is that Hui Shi has read five cars of books, and the books here are understood as five cars of paper books rather than bamboo slips.
In this way, "learning to be rich with five cars" gradually deviated from Zhuangzi's original intention, from writing five cars of bamboo slips and wooden slips to reading five cars of paper books, and its meaning changed from the initial derogatory meaning to the commendatory meaning, becoming synonymous with people who read, learn and learn a lot.
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