"Living under someone's fence" is an idiom derived from a historical story. The earliest allusion to the idiom comes from "The Biography of Zhang Rong in Southern History" written by Xiao Zixian of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. Below are the meanings and stories I compiled for you, for reference only, I hope it can help you. The meaning and story of living under someone else’s roof 1
Idiom:
Ambition under someone else’s roof
Pinyin:
[jì rén lí xià]
< p> Explanation:Refers to living in other people’s homes and living dependently on others. Another meaning derived from society today is to have a lower status than others and to live under the jurisdiction or hands of others. It is used as a metaphor for needing to rely on others for life and not having an independent life of one's own.
Source:
"Book of Southern Qi·Zhang Rong Biography": "A husband should delete "Poems" and "Books" and make rituals and music, why should he follow the rules and send them to others?"
Sentence examples:
He is always in the business world and is unwilling to do so.
Idiom allusions:
In the Southern Qi Dynasty during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was a scholar named Zhang Rong, the son of Chang Shi Zhang Chang and the grandson of Zhang Wei, a doctor. He has an eccentric nature and behaves strangely. Although Zhang Rong is short in stature and ugly in appearance, he likes to hold his head high when walking, as if there is no one around him. He is also quick-witted and often responds to other people's questions fluently.
When Xiao Daocheng, Taizu of the Southern Qi Dynasty, was not the emperor, he admired Zhang Rong's talents and character. Zhang Rong is eloquent and humorous. Once Zhang Rong took leave to return to his hometown, Xiao Daocheng asked him where his family lived. Zhang Rong replied: "I live on land but not in a house, and on a boat but not on the water." Xiao Daocheng didn't understand what was going on, so he asked Zhang Rong's relative Zhang Xu. Zhang Xu told the emperor: "Zhang Rong's family lives near Dongshan and has no fixed residence. For the time being, we will bring a small boat to the shore and the whole family will live in it." Xiao Daocheng laughed after hearing this. Another time, Xiao Daocheng promised to appoint Zhang Rong as Situ Changshi in person, but he did not formally issue an edict for a long time. One day, Zhang Rong rode a pitifully thin horse down to court. Xiao Daocheng saw it and asked him: "Why is your horse so thin? How much feed do you give it every day?" Zhang Rong replied: "I promised to feed it a stone of millet, but I didn't actually feed it. !" Xiao Daocheng understood what Zhang Rong meant, and immediately issued a formal edict to appoint Zhang Rong as Situ Changshi.
Once, Xiao Daocheng and Zhang Rong discussed calligraphy. Xiao Daocheng said: "Your calligraphy is already quite strong, but it still lacks the testimonies of the two kings." Zhang Rong replied: "Your Majesty should not say that I lack the testimonies of the two kings. You should say that the two kings lack my testimonies." In terms of writing articles, Zhang Rong also advocates being original and having his own style. He wrote in "The Preface to the Self-Laws": "As a man, you should write articles like Confucius did by deleting "Poems" and "Books" and formulating "Li" and "Music", and carry forward your own creativity. Why should you imitate others? , How about living under someone else's fence like a bird?" The meaning and story of living under someone's fence 2
Source:
"The Biography of Zhang Rong in the Book of Southern Qi".
Meaning:
Originally refers to articles that are copied from others and cannot have their own style. Now it is a metaphor for being dependent on others and unable to stand on one's own feet. Send: Attachment. Fence: Fence.
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a scholar named Zhang Rong in the State of Qi, who once served as Taifu (official name) and other positions. His understanding ability is very strong and his conversational skills are admirable. The articles he wrote are profound and self-contained.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of Qi, Zhang Rong advised people to have independent opinions and not just listen to what others said. He wrote: A man should edit "Poetry" and "Books" and formulate "Li" and "Music" like Confucius. How can he continue to 'rely on others' (referring to copying poems and prose from others) unchanged?"
Later, the meaning of "living under someone else's roof" changed.
The meaning and story of living under someone else’s roof 3
Pinyin
jì rén lí xià
Allusion
The husband should delete poems and books, make rituals and music, Why send someone under the fence according to the rules? "Southern History·Zhang Rong Biography"
Definition:
Send: dependence. Clinging to others under the fence. A metaphor for living dependent on others.
Usage
Used as predicate, object, attributive; refers to dependence on others
Synonyms
Rely on others, send others under the roof, send others under the door
Antonyms
Independence
Synonyms
Luanyufengjia, business planning, cloud-nid difference, and division Deceit, know small things but seek big things, drive from south to north, do not know the boundary between half and half, do not tell lies in front of real people, eat the past but not change, have picturesque features,...
Idiom story
< p> Zhang Rong, a scholar in the Southern Qi Dynasty, had an eccentric nature and behaved strangely. Emperor Xiao Daocheng was particularly fond of him and often discussed literature and calligraphy issues with him. He was very dissatisfied with Xiao Daocheng's comment that his calligraphy was not as good as Wang Xizhi's. He believed that writing should be like Confucius in deleting and editing "Poems" and "Books", and should not be like birds living under other people's fences.List of idioms
Lu thought that when he was in Shandong Province, although he worked as a copywriter with the help of his brother-in-law, he still had to rely on others. Chapter 8 of "The Appearance of Officialdom" by Li Baojia of the Qing Dynasty
Idiom examples
◎ After being introduced by someone, I worked as a "nanny" in the home of a "big cadre" who had implemented the policy. With her son Xiaohei, she lives a life of dependence on others.
◎ Lack of maternal love since childhood and living under the protection of others, Hu Yousong developed a kind of helpless mentality. His adoptive mother often described society as complicated and scary in front of Hu Yousong. Hu Yousong I am also afraid of losing my adoptive mother, who is not decent, but can still barely protect me from the wind and rain.
◎ The base of Tajikistan’s opposition forces happens to be within Rabbani’s territory. This situation of "depending on others" puts the opposition facing a choice.
◎ There is not even a place to live in the mine, so what’s the good thing! Now we are called living under someone else’s roof, do you understand? What she meant by living under someone else’s roof, I don’t understand.