{"id":4297,"date":"2019-11-12T09:37:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T09:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-wordsvocabulary\/idioms-lesson-40-giving-one-a-way-out-wang-kai-yi-mian\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T09:37:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T09:37:57","slug":"idioms-lesson-40-giving-one-a-way-out-wang-kai-yi-mian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/idioms-lesson-40-giving-one-a-way-out-wang-kai-yi-mian\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms Lesson 40 Giving one a way out \u7f51\u5f00\u4e00\u9762"},"content":{"rendered":"
Beginning with Yu the Great, the Xia Dynasty had lasted a<\/em>bout 400 years before Jie became the supreme ruler.<\/p>\n

And that was in the 18th century BC. Jie was extremely tyrannical and dissolute. This aroused great resentment among the people. Tang, the chief of the tribe Shang, took advantage of this situation to overthrow the Xia Dynasty and establish the Shang Dynasty in the early 17th century BC. During his preparations for the overthrow, Tang won popular support.<\/p>\n

One day, Tang was having a walk in the open country. He saw a man catching birds with a big net spread like a cage and mumbling: "Come on, birds! Come into my net. All of you, whether flying high or low, east or west, just come into my net!"<\/p>\n

Tang walked over and said to the man: "This method is ruthless! You’ll spare no birds this way!"<\/p>\n

With these words, he cut the net down on three sides. Then he murmured in a light voice as if praying: "Oh, birds! Fly to the left or right as you like. And if you’re really tired of your life, come into this net!"<\/p>\n

When chiefs of other tribes heard a<\/em>bout this, they were all moved. They said: "Tang is a good king indeed. He is so kind even to birds and animals. He must be more merciful to human beings." And very soon, more than 40 tribes pledged allegiance to Tang.<\/p>\n

From that story came the idiom "w?ng k\u0101i s\u0101n miàn," meaning "to leave three sides of the net open." Later, people changed it into "w?ng k\u0101i y\u012b miàn," that is, "to use o<\/em>nly one side of the net (since the other three sides are left open)." It tells people to give somebody a way out and to be lenient or merciful.<\/p>\n

w?ng k\u0101i y\u012b miàn
\u7f51\u5f00\u4e00\u9762<\/p>\n

       \u4ece\u5927\u79b9\u5230\u6840\uff0c\u590f\u671d\u4e00\u5171\u6301\u7eed\u4e86\u56db\u767e\u591a\u5e74\u7684\u5386\u53f2\u3002<\/p>\n

       \u90a3\u662f\u5728\u516c\u5143\u524d\u5341\u516b\u4e16\u7eaa\u3002\u6840\u662f\u4e2a\u6781\u7aef\u6b8b\u66b4\u3001\u653e\u8361\u7684\u4eba\uff0c\u4ed6\u6fc0\u8d77\u4e86\u4eba\u6c11\u7684\u6781\u5ea6\u4e0d\u6ee1\u3002\u90e8\u843d\u5546\u7684\u9886\u8896\u6c64\u5229\u7528\u8fd9\u4e2a\u5f62\u52bf\uff0c\u63a8\u7ffb\u4e86\u590f\u671d\uff0c\u5e76\u5728\u516c\u5143\u524d\u5341\u4e03\u4e16\u7eaa\u65e9\u671f\u5efa\u7acb\u4e86\u5546\u671d\u3002\u5728\u51c6\u5907\u8fd9\u573a\u63a8\u7ffb\u590f\u671d\u7684\u884c\u52a8\u4e2d\uff0c\u6c64\u8d62\u5f97\u4e86\u5e7f\u6cdb\u7684\u652f\u6301\u3002<\/p>\n

       \u4e00\u5929\uff0c\u6c64\u5728\u4e00\u7247\u5f00\u9614\u7684\u7530\u91ce\u91cc\u6563\u6b65\u3002\u4ed6\u770b\u89c1\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u6b63\u5728\u6355\u9e1f\u3002\u90a3\u4eba\u652f\u5f00\u4e00\u5f20\u50cf\u7b3c\u5b50\u822c\u7684\u5927\u7f51\uff0c\u5583\u5583\u5730\u8bf4\uff1a“\u6765\u5427\uff0c\u9e1f\u513f\u4eec\uff01\u98de\u5230\u6211\u7684\u7f51\u91cc\u6765\u3002\u65e0\u8bba\u662f\u98de\u5f97\u9ad8\u7684\u8fd8\u662f\u4f4e\u7684\uff0c\u5411\u4e1c\u8fd8\u662f\u5411\u897f\u7684\uff0c\u6240\u6709\u7684\u9e1f\u513f\u90fd\u98de\u5230\u6211\u7684\u7f51\u91cc\u6765\u5427\uff01”<\/p>\n

       \u6c64\u8d70\u8fc7\u53bb\u5bf9\u90a3\u4e2a\u4eba\u8bf4\uff1a“\u4f60\u8fd9\u79cd\u65b9\u6cd5\u592a\u6b8b\u5fcd\u4e86\uff01\u8fd9\u6837\u505a\u4f60\u8fde\u4e00\u53ea\u9e1f\u4e5f\u4e0d\u653e\u8fc7\uff01”<\/p>\n

       \u4e00\u8fb9\u8bf4\u7740\uff0c\u6c64\u780d\u65ad\u4e86\u4e09\u9762\u7f51\u3002\u7136\u540e\uff0c\u50cf\u505a\u7948\u7977\u90a3\u6837\uff0c\u4ed6\u8f7b\u8f7b\u7684\u4f4e\u58f0\u8bf4\u9053\uff0c“\u54e6\uff0c\u9e1f\u513f\u4eec\uff0c\u559c\u6b22\u5411\u5de6\u98de\u7684\uff0c\u5c31\u5411\u5de6\u98de\uff1b\u559c\u6b22\u5411\u53f3\u98de\u7684\uff0c\u5c31\u5411\u53f3\u98de\uff1b\u5982\u679c\u4f60\u771f\u7684\u538c\u5026\u4e86\u4f60\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\uff0c\u5c31\u98de\u5165\u8fd9\u5f20\u7f51\u5427\uff01”<\/p>\n

       \u5176\u5b83\u90e8\u843d\u7684\u9996\u9886\u5f97\u77e5\u8fd9\u4ef6\u4e8b\u540e\u90fd\u975e\u5e38\u611f\u52a8\u3002\u4ed6\u4eec\u8bf4\uff1a“\u6c64\u771f\u662f\u4e00\u4f4d\u8d24\u738b\u554a\u3002\u4ed6\u5bf9\u9e1f\u517d\u90fd\u5982\u6b64\u4ec1\u6148\uff0c\u4f55\u51b5\u662f\u5bf9\u4eba\u5462\uff1f”\u4e0d\u4e45\u5c31\u6709\u56db\u5341\u591a\u4e2a\u90e8\u843d\u5ba3\u8a93\u6548\u5fe0\u6c64\u3002<\/p>\n

       “\u7f51\u5f00\u4e09\u9762”\u8fd9\u4e2a\u6210\u8bed\u5c31\u662f\u7531\u6b64\u800c\u6765\u7684\u3002\u540e\u6765\uff0c\u4eba\u4eec\u628a\u5b83\u6539\u4e3a“\u7f51\u5f00\u4e00\u9762”\uff0c\u6bd4\u55bb\u7528\u5bbd\u5927\u7684\u6001\u5ea6\u6765\u5bf9\u5f85\u4ed6\u4eba\u3002<\/p>\n

ch\u0113 shu\u01d0 m? lóng
\u8f66\u6c34\u9a6c\u9f99
endless stream of horses and carriages – heavy traffic
chu\u0101n liú bù x\u012b
\u5ddd\u6d41\u4e0d\u606f
flow past in an endless stream<\/p>\n

shu\u01d0 xiè bù t\u014dng
\u6c34\u6cc4\u4e0d\u901a
not even a dro of water could trickle through; be very crowded; be packed with people<\/p>\n

luò yì bù jué
\u7edc\u7ece\u4e0d\u7edd
in an endless stream<\/p>\n

mén tíng ruò shì
\u95e8\u5ead\u82e5\u5e02
the courtyard is alive with activity; the courtyard is as crowded as a marketplace; have visitors at all times<\/p>\n

f\u0113n zhì tà lái
\u7eb7\u81f3\u6c93\u6765
come in a co<\/em>ntinuous stream; come thick and fast; come as thick as hail; keep pouring in
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