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jiē lái zhī shí
嗟 来 之 食
chūn qiū shí dài yǒu yī nián qí guó
春 秋 时 代 , 有 一 年 齐 国
fā shēng dà jī huāng
发 生 大 饥 荒 。
yǒu yī wèi jiào zuò qián áo yǒu qián guì
有 一 位 叫 做 黔 敖 有 钱 贵
zú zài jiē biān zhǔn bèi shí wù fēn
族 , 在 街 边 准 备 食 物 分
fā gěi lái wǎng de nán mín yǐ xiǎn
发 给 来 往 的 难 民 , 以 显
shì zì jǐ de kāng kǎi
示 自 己 的 慷 慨 。
yǒu yī gè jī mín yòng yī xiù méng
有 一 个 饥 民 , 用 衣 袖 蒙
zháo liǎn tuō zháo xié è dé yǎn
着 脸 , 拖 着 鞋 , 饿 得 眼
jīng dū zhēng bù kāi de yáng zǐ màn
睛 都 睁 不 开 的 样 子 , 慢
màn dì zǒu guò lái
慢 地 走 过 来 。
qián áo jiàn le jiù zuǒ shǒu ná zháo
黔 敖 见 了 , 就 左 手 拿 着
chī de yòu shǒu pěng zháo hē de
吃 的 , 右 手 捧 着 喝 的 ,
xiàng tā hǎn dào wèi lái chī
向 他 喊 道 : “ 喂 , 来 吃
ba
吧 ! ”
nà rén yī tīng zhè huà lì jí dèng
那 人 一 听 这 话 , 立 即 瞪
zháo yǎn jīng shuō dào wǒ jiù
着 眼 睛 , 说 道 : “ 我 就
shì yīn wèi bù chī jiē lái zhī shí
是 因 为 不 吃 ‘ 嗟 来 之 食
cái è dào zhè bān dì bù de
, 才 饿 到 这 般 地 步 的 。
"
jǐn guǎn qián áo xiàng tā dào qiàn nà
尽 管 黔 敖 向 他 道 歉 , 那
rén réng rán jiān jué bù chī zhōng yú
人 仍 然 坚 决 不 吃 , 终 于
è sǐ le
饿 死 了 。
cǐ gù shì jiǎng de shì yī gè huái yǒu
此 故 事 讲 的 是 一 个 怀 有
qiáng liè zì zūn xīn de rén níng kě
强 烈 自 尊 心 的 人 , 宁 可
è sǐ yě bù kěn jiē shòu rén qīng shì
饿 死 也 不 肯 接 受 人 轻 视
xiàn zài zhè gè chéng yǔ fàn zhǐ dài
。 现 在 这 个 成 语 泛 指 带
yǒu wǔ rǔ xìng de shī shè
有 侮 辱 性 的 施 舍 。
One year during the Spring and Autumn Period (春秋时期,770-476 BC), there was a the Qi State (齐国) was severely strickend by a famine.
Qian Ao (qián ào 黔敖), a very rich but arrogant man took the occasion to showcase his generosity through preparing food by the roadside and giving it to the passing refugees in charity.
A man with shabby clothes happened to walk by with his shoes trailing along, he was so hungry as not to open his eyes.
Seeing the poor man, Qian Ao held the food by left hand and the drink by right hand, and shouted at him,"Hi, come to eat !”
Hearing the word, the man glared his eyes and said, “It is because I am not willing to eat the food handed out in contempt that I have been famished to such a degree. "
Though Qian Ao made an apology to him for that, the man still resolutely refused to eat the food and thus he died of hunger in the end.
This set phrase now extensively denotes the disrespectful aims. This story means that a person who has a strong sense of self-respect would rather die of hunger than be despised.
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