[yúbúkí]
It means that people play dumb to cope with unfavorable situations and avoid disasters, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people (see The Analects of Confucius and Gongye Chang). Later used to describe people as extremely stupid.
benighted
[yúmèI wúzh]
Describe stupidity and ignorance.
Looks silly.
[Staples]
Describe confusion and stupidity.
Dull-witted
[dāi tóu dāi nǎo]
Describe a dull look.
embarrassment
[putting the cart before the horse]
Describe the inflexibility of movements or dexterity of hands and feet.
jackass
[s tóng dün fū]
Refers to a stupid and clumsy person.
Stealing a clock to plug your ears-deceiving yourself.
[yán r dào líng]
The bell thief is afraid of ringing, so he blocks his ears, thinking that he can't hear, and no one else can hear. Metaphor is self-deception "Lu Chunqiu: Self-knowledge": "If there is a clock, if you want to go, it will be too big to bear, so it can be destroyed. There is a sound in the clock, for fear that people will steal to cover their ears. " Mask: Wu.
Speak clumsily
[Your Honorable Father]
Clumsy mouth and tongue.
Hip flask and rice bag ―― nothing.
[Ji ǔ Nanfen Dai]
Metaphor can only eat and drink, doing nothing. "On the Balance": "Eat and drink quickly, think deeply and lie down, with the stomach as a pit of rice and the intestine as a wine bag." Song Taoyue's "Recent Situation of Jinghu Lake": "Ma Shi is extravagant and proud, and the court princes are loyal; No one pays attention to the way of civil and military affairs, which is called gluttony. "
Seemingly dull, but actually smart.
[dàzhüruòyú]
And said he was as smart as a fool. Italian version of Laozi Chapter 45: "Being straightforward is clumsy." Describing a smart person who doesn't show off himself looks stupid on the surface.
The Walking Dead
[xíng shzüu ròu]
Satire people who have no ideals and do nothing. Muddle along, though alive, but like a dead man. "Notes to the Book of the Later Han Dynasty": "(Final words):' The wife is eager to learn, although she dies; If you don't learn, although you exist, you will be like a walking corpse. ""The Walking Dead: A Walking Dead. Walking: A body that can walk without a soul.
To make up for clumsiness
[Jiāng QinbǔZhu]
Make up for clumsiness with diligence.
A foolish man will succeed if he keeps on studying.
[dün XuélìI gáng]
Dull: dull and clumsy; Tired: accumulation. Stupid people can succeed as long as they study hard.
Unnecessary worry
[qǐrén yüu tiān]
Liezi Tian Rui said that there was a person in Qi who was worried that the sky would fall and they had no place to live, so they couldn't eat or sleep well. In Fu Liangyin, Tang Li Bai used this allusion to write a poem "Qi State has no worries". Later, I used the metaphor of "worrying too much" to describe unnecessary worries and anxieties.
dull
[bèn tóu bèn nǎo]
1. describes people who are not smart and slow to respond.
Dereliction of duty when getting paid
[Sivisukan]
Take a seat and do nothing, eat for free. Biography of Zhu Hanyun: "Today's court ministers can't judge the Lord, but die for the benefit of the people. They are all vegetarian. " Body: I have a position and do nothing. Vegetarian: eat idle meals.
to gild the lily
[huà shé tiān zú]
"The Warring States Policy, Qi Ce II" records that a person in Chu invited people to drink, and the wine was less than many people. Everyone agrees that whoever draws a snake on the ground first will drink it. A man drew a picture first, holding wine in his left hand, ready to drink. At the same time, he drew feet for snakes with his right hand and said, "I can draw feet for snakes!" " "feet haven't finished painting, another person has finished painting the snake, said ...
Make up for mistakes
[q ǔ Zhou]
Go straight on a winding road. Describe people as clumsy and inflexible.
Confucius believed that they were all natural and unchangeable.
[Shanghai Beach]
Wisdom: cleverness; Stupid: stupid. The smartest person and the stupidest person. Confucius believes that all decisions are innate and cannot be changed.