{"id":4272,"date":"2019-11-11T09:01:32","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T09:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-wordsvocabulary\/sai-weng-shi-m-sai-weng-shi-ma-the-old-frontiersman-loses-his-horse\/"},"modified":"2019-11-11T09:01:32","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T09:01:32","slug":"sai-weng-shi-m-sai-weng-shi-ma-the-old-frontiersman-loses-his-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/mm\/sai-weng-shi-m-sai-weng-shi-ma-the-old-frontiersman-loses-his-horse\/","title":{"rendered":"S\u00e0i w\u0113ng sh\u012b m? \u3010 \u585e \u7fc1 \u5931 \u9a6c \u3011 The old frontiersman loses his horse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>o<em><\/em>nce upon a time, there lived an old man on the northern fro<em><\/em>ntiers of China. One day, his horse disappeared. His neighbors came to comfort him. But the old man was not at all upset. He said his loss might turn out to be a good thing. And he was right. A few mo<em><\/em>nths later, not o<em><\/em>nly did his horse find its way back, it also brought with it another horse, one that was even better. His neighbors came around again, this time to co<em><\/em>ngratulate him on his gain. But again, the old man viewed the situation differently, and said that this &quot;good luck&quot; might bring a<em><\/em>bout misfortune in the end. Strangely, he was right again. A few days later, his son fell from the new horse and broke his leg. However, as a result of the accident, his lame son was not cons<em><\/em>cripted to fight in the war and remained with his family.<\/p>\n<p>  Nowadays, people refer to the idiom when comforting someone who has experienced ill fortune. However, although it does imply that bad luck can sometimes transform into good luck, the reverse is also true; good luck can sometimes give rise to bad.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K\u01d2u &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ru&ograve; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xu&aacute;n &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; h&eacute;<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u53e3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u82e5 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u60ac &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6cb3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  (Literally) to let loose a torrent of words; to speak eloquently<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; K\u01d2u &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zh\u016b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b? &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f&aacute;<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u53e3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u8bdb &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u7b14 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4f10 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  To co<em><\/em>ndemn (someone or something) both in speech and in writing; to denounce by to<em><\/em>ngue and pen<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; X\u012bn &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; j&iacute; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hu\u01d2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; li?o<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5fc3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6025 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u706b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u71ce &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  To feel immense impatience or anxiety; to have the jitters<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; X\u012bn &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; hu\u012b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; y&igrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; l?n<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5fc3 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u7070 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u610f &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u61d2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  Disheartened or downhearted; dispirited<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T&oacute;u &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; t&oacute;u &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sh&igrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d&agrave;o<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5934 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5934 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u662f &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u9053 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  Clear and logical; well reaso<em><\/em>ned and argued<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; T&oacute;u &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d?ng &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d&agrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sh&igrave;<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5934 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u7b49 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5927 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e8b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  A matter of prime im<em><\/em>portance; a major event<br type=\"_moz\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1241021904\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>once upon a time, there lived an old man on the northern frontiers of China. 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