{"id":12103,"date":"2019-11-18T16:40:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-words-phrases\/the-first-song-is-a-success-yi-ming-jing-ren\/"},"modified":"2019-11-18T16:40:23","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T16:40:23","slug":"the-first-song-is-a-success-yi-ming-jing-ren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/the-first-song-is-a-success-yi-ming-jing-ren\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Song is a Success \u4e00\u9e23\u60ca\u4eba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Chinese idiom \u4e00\u9e23\u60ca\u4eba (yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2) literally means amaze the world with its first song. The ex<em><\/em>pression comes from a story a<em><\/em>bout King Wei of the State of Qi during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).<\/p>\n<p>  King Wei ascended to the throne when he was in his early 20s and as a young ruler he was not very interested in state affairs. Instead he idled away his time &#8211; playing during the day and drinking all evening. As a result, the political and eco<em><\/em>nomic situation in the state went downhill and several neighbouring states ceased the opportunity to invade its borders.<\/p>\n<p>  Some of the more patriotic court officials persuaded Chunyu Kun, a silver to<em><\/em>ngued politician, to warn the young ruler that the State of Qi was tottering on the brink. Chunyu knew the king liked stories, so one day he came to the king and recounted a story. He told the king a<em><\/em>bout a bird that had perched in the same tree for many years, never fluttering its wings or uttering a sound. The king immediately grasped the moral of the story. He said:<\/p>\n<p>  I know the bird. Should it desire to fly, it would soar into the sky with a great flourish. Should it desire to sing, it would amaze the world with its first song.<\/p>\n<p>  The next morning the king took the bull by the horns. He summo<em><\/em>ned his 72 magistrates of the state to court. To reassert his authority, he ho<em><\/em>noured one magistrate for his first rate performance and executed another for his abject failure in his trusted duties. In the following months, the king perso<em><\/em>nally led the royal armies to repel the invaders. After securing the state&#8217;s borders, the king began to co<em><\/em>ncentrate on reinvigorating the state&#8217;s agricultural production. Thanks to the efforts of the king and his court, the State of Qi enjoyed many years of prosperity and power.<\/p>\n<p>  Today, the Chinese idiom \u4e00\u9e23\u60ca\u4eba (yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2) is used to praise anyone who has made a success in his or her career with a single accomplishment. The English refer to this as becoming an overnight success.<br type=\"_moz\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-455154707\"><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>The Chinese idiom \u4e00\u9e23\u60ca\u4eba (yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2) literally means amaze the world with its first song. 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