See the article "It is difficult to support one tree".
Here is a list of Canon's sources as "one tree is difficult to support" for your reference.
# Shenzi Zhizhong (quoted from Collection Volume 37)1> The king of national subjugation is not the crime of one person; The ruler of this country is not alone.
Will rule chaos, care about the appointment of wise ambassadors, not seeking loyalty, so the wisdom of the world, Ze and its king; Loyalty benefits the world and harms its country. Yao can't think that Jie Li is dead.
But Yao has invincible goodness, while Jie has the name of luck, so he gains and loses people.
Therefore, the material of the corridor temple is 2>, covered with non-wood branches; Fox white hair 3>, the cover is not fox skin; It is not a person's effort to control the chaos and save the honor and disgrace.
[Note] (1) Allusions can be found in Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Ren Xinyu Dan in the Southern Song Dynasty.
(2) Gallery and Temple materials: building materials of the Gallery and Temple.
Langsi refers to the imperial court.
(3) Fox White Hair: The fur made of white hair under the fox's armpit is light, soft and warm, which is very rare and precious to the world.
[Reference] In the Southern Song Dynasty, Ren Kai lost power and stopped self-examination in Liu Yiqing's Shi Shuo Ren Xinyu Dan.
In other words, He Yi said, "Why did Qing let Yuan Shuo die? He said: "Yuanshuo is like the summer gate in the north. It is impossible to have a tree to support him because he wants to be bad. 」
Here, the description of allusions is listed as the description of allusions for reference.
A lot of things, because they are too big and too heavy, can't be done by one person and need everyone's cooperation. It's like something that a piece of wood can't support. If you use a lot of wood blocks, you can support them together.
In Shen Zi Zhi Zhong, such a metaphor is used: "Therefore, the materials of the corridors and temples are not the branches of trees. 」
In other words, the materials needed for such a huge building as Gelang Temple are not completely provided by the branches of a tree; Similarly, a country's chaos, survival, honor and disgrace security is not the ability of a king alone, and it must rely on the cooperation of other courtiers, Qi Xin.
This is the reason why it is difficult to support one tree.
Later, the idiom "it is difficult to support one tree alone" evolved from here, which is used to describe that things are very important and cannot be supported by one person.
In the Southern Song Dynasty's "Shi Shuo Dan", there is also a story that "it is difficult to support one tree alone": He Qi, who was in harmony in the Jin Dynasty, was originally friendly, but later fell out of power. He You replied, "Just like the North Summer Gate, it is impossible to have a tree to support him. 」
In other words, Ren Kai's indiscretion led to self-destruction, as if the city gate was about to collapse, and a piece of wood could not hold it. Similarly, how can I help Ren Kai regain power on my own? Documentary evidence 0 1. "Romance of the Gods" 94: "I heard that" the building will fall down, but it is difficult to support a tree.
"Today's treasures are empty, the people are complaining, and military and political affairs are separated. There are always good generals, they are like people's hearts! " Usage description synonyms:
Antonym: It is difficult to identify reference words.