{"id":4274,"date":"2019-11-11T11:06:33","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T11:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-wordsvocabulary\/hai-qun-zhi-ma-hai-qun-zhi-ma\/"},"modified":"2019-11-11T11:06:33","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T11:06:33","slug":"hai-qun-zhi-ma-hai-qun-zhi-ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/hai-qun-zhi-ma-hai-qun-zhi-ma\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00e0i q\u00fan zh\u012b m\u0103 \u3010 \u5bb3 \u7fa4 \u4e4b \u9a6c \u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>It was a<em><\/em>bout four thousand years ago. Huangdi (Yellow Emperor), the first legendary ruler of China, went to the countryside to visit an old friend with his entourage. They met a boy keeping watch over a herd of horses on their way.<\/p>\n<p>  Huangdi asked the boy, &quot;Do you know the way to my friend&#8217;s village far away from here?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>  The boy said yes.<\/p>\n<p>  Then the emperor asked, &quot;Do you know my friend?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>  The answer was yes again.<\/p>\n<p>  Huangdi thought the boy was broad-minded. So he asked him, &quot;Do you know how to rule a country?&quot;<\/p>\n<p>  The boy said, &quot;There is little difference between ruling a country and watching over a herd of horses. You simply have to drive the wild horses out of the herd.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>  The emperor left, brooding over the boy&#8217;s words.<\/p>\n<p>  The idiom is taken from what the boy said and is used to describe anyone who has a bad influence on his peers.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M&eacute;i &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d&agrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; m&eacute;i &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xi\u0103o<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6ca1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5927 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6ca1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5c0f &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  Be impolite to one&rsquo;s superiors or elders<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; M&eacute;i &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sh&igrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zh\u0103o &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sh&igrave;<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6ca1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e8b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u627e &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e8b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  Ask for trouble; make a fuss<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R&eacute;n &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; y\u0103ng &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; m\u0103 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; f\u0101n<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4eba &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4ef0 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u9a6c &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u7ffb &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  Both men and their horses are fallen &ndash; locked in fierce fight or utterly routed<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; R&eacute;n &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; q&ugrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; l&oacute;u &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; k\u014dng<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4eba &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u53bb &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u697c &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u7a7a &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  The dear one is gone and the room is empty &ndash; old sights recall to mind fond memories of the past.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ti\u0101n &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zh\u012b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ji\u0101o &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; z\u01d0<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5929 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e4b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u9a84 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5b50 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  God&#8217;s favored son; unusually lucky person<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ti\u0101n &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; xi&agrave; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; w&uacute; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shu\u0101ng<br \/>  \u3010 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5929 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4e0b &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u65e0 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u53cc &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u3011<br \/>  Unparalleled in the world; unique<br type=\"_moz\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1551597539\"><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>It was about four thousand years ago. 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