jackals from the same lair

Release; Emissions; issue

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Hill: heaped-up mountains; Raccoon: A beast like a fox. Raccoons in the mountains. Metaphor is ugly, there is no difference.

tidy

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1. The Biography of Yang Hanyun by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty: "Birds of a feather are birds of a feather."

2. "Yang Hanchuan Cloud": "If you were a minister in Qin Dynasty and killed Zhongliang, you would die as a minister. Even today, ancient and modern times are birds of a feather."

use

Partial form; Become an object; derogatory sense

Illustrative example

1. Lu Xun's Quasi-Romantic Talk: Pessimism in China's Literary World: "Despise all authors as' ~'."

2. Yan Fu's On Salvation: Whether it is blind or not, it is true.

synonym

jackals from the same lair

antonym

Black and white, right and wrong

General regulations

In the Han Dynasty, there was a famous man named Yang Wei. His father is Yang Chang, the prime minister of Emperor Zhao of Han Dynasty, and his mother is the daughter of Sima Qian, a human historian. He was well trained since he was a child and became a celebrity of the dynasty when he was a minor. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty proclaimed Emperor Huo Guang rebelled, Yang Wei first reported to Xuan Di.

Afterwards, he was named Tong Hou. At that time, people who worked as Langguan in the imperial court were extremely accepting bribes. Rich people can pay bribes with money and often play outside. People who have no money to bribe don't even have a day off a year. After Yang Wei became Zhongshan Lang, he got rid of all these disadvantages, and officials in the Qing Dynasty praised him for his honesty.

However, due to his success and contribution as a teenager, he became complacent. As a result, he had an opinion with his servant Evergreen (Evergreen is Xuan Di's old friend and the most trusted person).

On one occasion, Yang Wei heard that the leader of Hun Khan was killed, and Yang Wei said, "When he met such a bad king, his minister gave him no good advice on governing the country, and he resigned himself. Just like the king of the Qin dynasty, he believed in the villain and killed the loyal minister, and the country perished. If this were not the case in the Qin Dynasty, this country might still exist. Kings from ancient times to the present have trusted villains. It's really like a raccoon from the same mountain. There is no difference! " In this way, Yang Wei was dismissed.

Since ancient times, kings have been brave enough to mend their ways. How many people don't believe in greedy characters? Unfortunately, Yang Wei was just promoted. Alas! Pre-Han Dynasty: The original text of Biography of Yang Wei is "Ancient and modern, like a mink in a mountain." Hills, mounds and mounds with high sides and low middle; Raccoon, crane, commonly known as tree raccoon, is as small as a fox, with brown hair, deep and slippery, and can be used as fur. Later, people extended these two sentences to the idiom "Birds of a feather", which means that there is no difference between the same species, just like a mink growing on the same hill, its body is the same.

This idiom is used to describe negative things, even negative things; There is a dismissive tone. For example, there are a group of people who specialize in making troubles and deliberately making things difficult for others. None of them are good people. It can be said that these things are birds of a feather, so one of them is a good man!

Pre-Han Dynasty: The original text of Yang Yunchuan is "Ancient and modern, like a mink in a mountain." Hills, mounds and mounds with high sides and low middle; Raccoon, crane, commonly known as tree raccoon, is as small as a fox, with brown hair, deep and slippery, and can be used as fur. Later, people extended these two sentences to the idiom "Birds of a feather", which means that there is no difference between the same species, just like a mink growing on the same hill, its body is the same.

This idiom is used to describe negative things, even negative things; There is a dismissive tone. For example, there are a group of people who make up stories, make trouble and deliberately embarrass others. No one is a good man, so we can say: these things are birds of a feather, which one is a good man!

Interpretation in Chinese-English dictionaries;

1. The jackal in the same nest; People of the same temperament

jackals from the same lair

Explanation and supplement:

Hill: heaped-up mountains; ; Raccoon: A beast like a fox. "Birds of a feather", the original metaphor is similar. Later, it is often used in a derogatory sense, indicating that it belongs to the same brush.

Allusions supplement

Yang Yun (? -the first 54) is the grandson of Sima Qian, a famous historian in the Western Han Dynasty, and the son of Yang Chang, the prime minister. When he was young, he was knowledgeable and made a lot of friends. At first, he was appointed as a Langguan, rode A Lang, and often served in the palace. Because of his capable and solemn work, he was promoted to left-handed, responsible for handling the affairs of writing letters by hundreds of officials.

In 66 BC, Fu Cha Huo Yu, Guanyang Hou Huoyun, Leping Hou Huoshan and others, because they lost the trust of Xuan Di, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, prepared to plot a rebellion. Yang Yun know their intentions, immediately through the history of heavy report. Huo's plot was shattered and blocked for his work.

At the beginning, there were many lang officials serving in the palace. Some of them come from rich families. In order to get a better job, they often give money to the responsible officials, which leads to the prevalence of bribery and fraud in the palace. When Yang Yun knew the situation, he made great efforts to rectify it: those who bribed and embezzled were immediately exempted, and those who were really talented and learned tried their best to recommend them upward.

Yang Yun himself is very honest and has never received ill-gotten gains. Even the legacy left by his parents has been divided among clans and brothers. But he was self-reliant, reckless and good at exposing other people's private affairs, so he offended many people.

On one occasion, Gao Changhou's chariots and horses were suddenly frightened, broke free from the reins and ran into the north gate. When Yang Yun learned this, he said to Zhang Yanshou, Hou of Fuping, "I heard that one thing happened, that is, I drove my car to the front of the temple, broke the horse and died soon. Is it a sign of heaven that this is happening again? "

On another occasion, Yang Yun heard that the Xiongnu Khan was forced to commit suicide because of his cruelty, and he said to people, "A heartless monarch who doesn't listen to his subordinates' advice will eventually fall into a desperate situation. At the beginning, if the Qin dynasty could be trusted as a virtuous minister, I am afraid it would not perish until now. Everything in ancient and modern times is actually birds of a feather! "

These two things were forbidden in feudal society. Fortunately, no one exposed them at that time, and Yang Yun was not harmed. In 55 BC, Xuan Di's confidant Changle was suddenly summoned by Tingwei. He suspected that Yang Yun was reporting him, so he wrote to Xuan Di to expose Yang Yun's previous remarks.

Yang Yun was immediately arrested by Ting Wei and imprisoned in Dingguo. After interrogation and inspection, the certificate is clear. Yu Dingguo thought that Yang Yun's bad words were really outrageous and advocated that he should be sentenced to death. But Xuan Di thought of Yang Yun's past achievements and could not bear to punish him. He only wrote a letter to demote the people.

Yang Yun lost his title and office and retired at home. He thought his remarks were correct and was filled with indignation. Since then, he has bought fields, built houses, made many guests and killed time. Sun's friends advised him: "When a minister is reprimanded, he should think behind closed doors and regret his legacy;" Otherwise it will bring disaster in the future. "

Yang Yun is full of complaints and has nowhere to vent. He immediately wrote a letter to Sun, expressing his opinions to him and expressing his extreme dissatisfaction with the court. Soon, someone wrote to report that Ting Wei found his letter to Sun. Xuan Di was very angry when he learned that, so he ordered him to be put to death.