This man's face disgusts me(面目可憎)

During the Tang Dynasty in China, there was a famous official who was also a famous writer. His name is (Han Yu).

There is a very unique custom among ancient Chinese folk.

At that time, on the last day of the first month, people would put porridge and shabby clothes at the door of their homes to worship the poor ghosts.

People at the time believed that this was the only way to keep these poor ghosts away.

He wrote an interesting and meaningful article on this subject.

The gist of the fifth paragraph of this article is as follows.

After the master listened to the poor ghost's question, the master answered.

I know you and your partner.

You have five poor ghosts in total. You each have your own specialties, and you have different names.

People feel disgusted when they see me, people think my words are boring, and it's all because of you.

Of you five poor ghosts, the first poor ghost has a righteous personality and hates smoothness, and is ashamed to do some treacherous things.

The second poor ghost likes to explore the truth, like to read various books and grasp the essence of many different doctrines.

The third poor ghost is good at all kinds of writing skills, and his point of view is too unique, so many people do not understand him.

The fourth poor ghost is ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside, he is fair and does not seek personal gain.

The fifth poor ghost likes to make friends. He is very loyal to his friends, but his friends turn his back on him and despise him.

This idiom means to describe a person's face as disgusting.

Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?

Which do you think is more important to a person on the outside or on the inside? Do you think these poor ghosts are good or bad?

I hope this story will give you something new to gain.

面目可憎(This man's face disgusts me)

中國的唐王朝時代，有一位著名的官員，他也是一個著名的文學家。他的名字是(韓愈)。

中國古代民間有一種很有特色的風俗。

當時的人們會在正月的最後一天，在自己家的門口，放上稀飯與破舊的衣服祭拜貧窮鬼。

當時的人們認為，只有這樣做才可以使這些貧窮鬼遠離。

他以此為主題，寫過一篇有趣又含義深刻的文章。

這篇文章的第五段的大意如下。

這個主人聽完這個貧窮鬼的問題後，這個主人回答。

我認識你與你的夥伴。

你們總共有五個貧窮鬼。你們各自有各自的專長，你們也有不同的名字。

人們看見我時覺得厭惡，人們覺得我的言語乏味，這都是你們造成的。

你們五個貧窮鬼中，第一個貧窮鬼的個性正直且厭惡圓滑，恥於作一些奸詐的事。

第二個貧窮鬼喜歡探索真理，喜歡閱讀各式各樣的書籍並且掌握許多不同學說的精要。

第三個貧窮鬼擅長各種寫作的技巧，他的觀點太獨特，因此很多人都不理解他。

第四個貧窮鬼外在很醜但是內在很美，他很公正而不會牟取私利。

第五個貧窮鬼喜歡交朋友，他對朋友非常的忠誠，但是朋友卻背棄他並且輕視他。

這句成語的意思是形容一個人的臉孔令人厭惡。

親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。

你認為一個人的外表與內在哪一個更重要呢?你認為這些貧窮鬼是好的還是壞的呢?

我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。

出處為唐-韓愈-送窮文

chinese idiom