The original meaning is that plums are sour, and people will salivate when they want to eat plums, thus quenching thirst.
After metaphor, wish can't come true, and console yourself with fantasy. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yiqing wrote "A False Talk about the World": "When Wei Wu went to war, he lost his way, and the army was thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin before, so forgive the son. Sweet and sour can quench his thirst.
' When the foot soldiers heard it, their mouths were full of water, so they took this opportunity to reach the former source. " Allusions One summer, Cao Cao led his troops to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather was surprisingly hot, the sun was like fire, and there was not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, with dense trees and hot rocks on both sides, which made people breathless.
By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, and the marching speed slowed down. Several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road. Cao Cao was worried that the speed of marching was getting slower and slower, and he was worried about delaying the fighter plane.
However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water, how can they speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "Is there a water source near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley. It's a long way to detour." Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, time is too late."
He looked at the Woods ahead, thought for a while, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something." He knew that even if he ordered the troops to speed up at the moment, it wouldn't help.
With a quick thought, the solution came. He grabbed the horse by the stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team. He pointed at the front with his whip and said, "Soldiers, I know there is a large area of Meilin ahead, where the plums are big and delicious. Let's hurry and bypass this hill to get to Meilin!" Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to have eaten it in their mouths, and their spirits were greatly boosted, and their pace couldn't help speeding up a lot. 2. Looking at plums to quench thirst (ancient prose) Note
The original meaning is that plums are sour, and people will salivate when they want to eat plums, thus quenching thirst. After metaphor wish can't come true, comfort yourself with fantasy.
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Liu Yiqing in the Southern Dynasties wrote "A New Story on the World": "When Wei Wu went to war, he lost his way and the army was thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin in front of him, so forgive him, and being sweet and sour can quench his thirst.' When the foot soldiers smell it, their mouths are full of water, so they can get to the front source. "
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One summer, Cao Cao led his troops to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather was surprisingly hot, the sun was like fire, and there was not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, with dense trees and hot rocks on both sides, which made people breathless. By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, the marching speed slowed down, and several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road.
Cao Cao was worried that the marching speed was getting slower and slower, and he was worried that the fighter plane would be delayed. However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water, how can they speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "Is there a water source near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley. It's a long way to detour." Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, time is too late." He looked at the forest in front of him, thought for a while, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something." He knew that even if he ordered the troops to speed up at the moment, it wouldn't help. With a brainwave, the solution came. He grabbed the horse's stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team. He pointed at the front with his whip and said, "Soldiers, I know there is a large piece of Meilin in front, where the plums are big and delicious. Let's hurry and bypass this hill and get to Meilin!" Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to have eaten it in their mouths, and their spirits were greatly boosted, and their pace couldn't help speeding up a lot. 3. Looking at Mei to quench thirst
The original text
Wei Wu went to war and lost his way. The army was thirsty, so he said, "There is a great Meilin who forgives her son and is sweet and sour, which can quench her thirst." When the foot soldiers smell it, their mouths are full of water, so they can get to the front source.
—————————— From Liu Yiqing's "Shi Shuo Xin Yu (Jué)" in the Southern Dynasties.
Battle: war
Lost: lost, lost, not
drawn: water source
Three armed forces, referring to the whole army
. Duo
Rao Zi: Fruits bear more
Smell: I heard that
Take advantage of
Source: Water
And: When Cao Cao was marching, he lost the road with water, and the soldiers were very thirsty, so he ordered, "There is a plum grove ahead, and the fruits are very good. When the soldier heard this, his mouth was full of saliva. He took this opportunity to lead the troops to the front and found a way with water. 4. Looking at Plum to Quench Thirst in Classical Chinese and Translation
"Shi Shuo Xin Yu Fake Qian (jué)": "Wei Wu went to war, lost his way, and the army was thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin in front of him, forgiving his son, and being sweet and sour can quench his thirst.
' When the foot soldiers heard it, their mouths were full of water, so they took this opportunity to reach the former source. " At noon in summer, the sun shines brightly and there is no wind.
a team came from the wilderness. All the soldiers looked dusty and thirsty, and sweat rolled down from their foreheads.
"I'm dying of thirst!" I don't know who gave a cry, but it was like a snail's line just stopped moving, and there were some riots in the long line. Cao Cao, the general in front, also stopped. He turned over and dismounted to have a look.
I saw soldiers carrying heavy luggage, and sweat had already stuck to their clothes, and many soldiers' mouths were cracked by the sun. Soldiers have been short of water for a long time! Cao Cao looked up at the fireball as big as a bucket in the sky, thinking that there was still a long way to go and frowned.
don't talk about the village here, there aren't even trees, so it's no good being stranded here with thousands of troops! Cao Cao ordered a rest in situ and sent someone to find water. After a while, the water seeker came back with a sad face and found nothing.
In order not to delay the trip, Cao Cao was very worried, but he still confidently pointed to the road ahead and said, "I have walked this road once. As long as I climbed over the hill in front, there was a large area of Meilin, and the trees were covered with big and yellow plums. Take a bite, it's sour, sweet and thirst-quenching.
let's get going! " As soon as the soldiers heard that there were plums to eat, and remembered the sour and sweet taste of plums, they unconsciously shed saliva and suddenly felt less thirsty. They marched forward with Cao Cao, and after a long time, they finally walked out of the wilderness in the middle of nowhere and found a spring. Everyone drank enough water and was refreshed.
Thinking of Merlin not far away will make you drool and quench your thirst. This is the story of Cao Cao's "Looking at Plums to Quench Your Thirst". Now people use this idiom to describe comforting themselves or others with fantasy or empty talk.
—— This article is selected from China's Old Stories: Idiom Stories (Guangxi Normal University Press, April 219, written close to the mother tongue). From the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties of the Five Emperors to the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a clear historical dynasty as the context, more than 3 idioms have been carefully selected. More than 1 vivid and exquisite hand-painted illustrations; 5-8-year-old parent-child reading, excellent parent-child reading; Read independently over 8 years old, and all new words are difficult to pronounce; The team of "Close to Mother Tongue" has carefully compiled and created it, restated it in a beautiful and fluent modern mother tongue, and interpreted it with modern values. 5. Looking at Plums to Quench Thirst Translation of Classical Chinese
Wei Wudi (Cao Cao) couldn't find water during his March, and the soldiers were all very thirsty, so he ordered, "There is a plum grove ahead, which bears a lot of fruits. Sweet and sour can quench their thirst.
"When the soldiers heard this, their mouths were full of saliva. By this way, the troops rushed to the front and found the water source. Wei Wu lost his way in battle, and the army was thirsty, so he said, "There was a great Meilin, who spared the son. Sweet and sour can quench his thirst.
"When the foot soldiers smell it, their mouths are full of water, so they can get to the source. Extended information Looking at Plums to Quench Thirst Idiom Pinyin: wàng méi zhǐ kě Idiom explanation: I want to eat plums; Drool; I am not thirsty.
Metaphorically, wishes cannot be realized; Comfort yourself with fantasy. The origin of the idiom: Liu Yiqing's "A False Talk about the World's Newspeak" in the Southern Dynasties: "Wei Wu lost his way in battle, and all his troops were thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin in front of him, forgiving his son, and being sweet and sour can quench his thirst.
' When the foot soldiers heard it, their mouths were full of water, so they took this opportunity to reach the former source. " Idiom usage: looking at plum to quench thirst; As predicate, object and attribute; It's derogatory.
the idiom distinguishes the form: thirsty, you can't write "drink". Discrimination of idioms: looking at plums to quench thirst and "painting cakes to satisfy hunger"; They all use fantasy to comfort themselves; It is always universal.
But looking at the plum to quench your thirst means being empty and daydreaming; No actual action; And "painting cakes to satisfy hunger" often has the behavior of painting cakes instead of chatting. Draw a cake to satisfy hunger antonym: a veritable idiom example: Luan opened the book and read it. Although he didn't set a date, he should draw a cake to satisfy hunger and hope plum to quench thirst.
(Ming Feng Menglong's "General Words of Warning", Volume 34). 6. the original text and meaning of looking at plums to quench thirst
The original meaning is plum acid, and people will salivate when they want to eat plums, thus quenching thirst.
After metaphor, wish can't come true, and console yourself with fantasy. In the Southern Song Dynasty, Liu Yiqing wrote "A False Talk about the World": "When Wei Wu went to war, he lost his way, and the army was thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin before, so forgive the son. Sweet and sour can quench his thirst.
' When the foot soldiers heard it, their mouths were full of water, so they took this opportunity to reach the former source. " For example, Luan opened the book and read it. Although no date was set, he still painted cakes to satisfy his hunger.
Thirty-four allusions in Ming and Feng Menglong's "A Tale of Warning to the World" One summer, Cao Cao led his troops to crusade against Zhang Xiu. The weather was surprisingly hot, the sun was like fire, and there was not a cloud in the sky. The troops walked on the winding mountain road, with dense trees and rocks scorched by the sun on both sides, which made people breathless. By noon, the soldiers' clothes were soaked, the marching speed slowed down, and several weak soldiers fainted on the side of the road.
Cao Cao was worried that the marching speed was getting slower and slower, and he was worried that the fighter plane would be delayed. However, at present, tens of thousands of people can't even drink water, how can they speed up? He immediately called the guide and asked him quietly, "Is there a water source near here?" The guide shook his head and said, "The spring is on the other side of the valley. It's a long way to detour."
Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "No, time is too late." He looked at the forest in front of him, thought for a while, and said to the guide, "Don't say anything, I'll think of something."
he knows that even if he gives an order to ask the troops to speed up at this moment, it won't help. With a brainwave, the solution came. He grabbed the horse's stomach and quickly rushed to the front of the team. He pointed at the front with his whip and said, "Soldiers, I know there is a large piece of Meilin in front, where the plums are big and delicious. Let's hurry and bypass this hill and get to Meilin!" Hearing this, the soldiers seemed to have eaten it in their mouths, and their spirits were greatly boosted, and their pace couldn't help speeding up a lot.
The explanation of "looking for plums to quench thirst" shows Cao Cao's intelligence. He can mention sour plums when the army is out of water and the soldiers are thirsty, which not only causes the soldiers to have a conditioned reflex and temporarily relieve their thirst, but also boosts their morale and "gains the former source". Later, I used the metaphor of "looking at plum to quench my thirst" to make a false claim.
Fifty-one chapters of Biography of Water and Economy: "Your official didn't see a penny today, and he offered me 352 taels of silver, which is exactly to teach me to look at plums to quench my thirst and draw cakes to satisfy my hunger!" . 7. Looking at Plums to Quench Thirst Translation of Classical Chinese
Wei Wudi (Cao Cao) couldn't find water during his March, and the soldiers were all very thirsty, so he ordered, "There is a plum grove in front, which bears a lot of fruits. Sweet and sour can quench their thirst." When the soldiers heard about it, their mouths were full of saliva. Using this method, the troops rushed to the front and found the water source.
Original text: Wei Wu lost his way in battle, and all his troops were thirsty. So he said, "There was a great Meilin in front of him, forgiving his son, and being sweet and sour can quench his thirst." When the foot soldiers smell it, their mouths are full of water, so they can get to the front source.
Extended information
Looking at plums to quench thirst
Idiom Pinyin: wàng méi zhǐ kě
Idiom explanation: I want to eat plums; Drool; I am not thirsty. Metaphor wishes cannot be realized; Comfort yourself with fantasy.
The idiom comes from Liu Yiqing's "A False Talk about the World" in the Song Dynasty of the Southern Dynasties: "Wei Wu lost his way in battle, and all his troops were thirsty, so he said,' There was a great Meilin in the past, forgiving the son, and being sweet and sour can quench his thirst.' When the foot soldiers smell it, their mouths are full of water, so they can get to the front source.
idiom usage: looking at plum to quench thirst; As predicate, object and attribute; It's derogatory.
the idiom distinguishes the form: thirsty, you can't write "drink".
Analysis of idioms: looking at plums to quench thirst and "painting cakes to satisfy hunger"; They all use fantasy to comfort themselves; It is always universal. But looking at plum to quench thirst means being empty and daydreaming; No actual action; And "painting cakes to satisfy hunger" often has the behavior of painting cakes instead of chatting.
synonym: painting cakes to satisfy hunger
antonym: worthy of the name
Example of idiom: Luan opened the book and read it. Although no date has been set, he should also paint cakes to satisfy hunger and hope plum to quench thirst. (Ming Feng Menglong's "Warning to the World" Volume 34)