Not a drop of water leaks out(水洩不通)
In the Spring and Autumn Period of China,
there was a famous general in the Kingdom of Wu, whose name was Wu Zixu.
His father was a famous and upright
minister of the Chu Kingdom.
The king of Chu kingdom robbed his son's
wife, his behavior was so shameless, so (Wu Zixu)'s father directly pointed out
that what he did was wrong.
The king of Chu Kingdom was so angry that
he put his father in prison.
The king of the Chu Kingdom gave an order,
asking him and his brother to go to the palace to pick up his father home.
His brother went to the palace at the
king's order, but he did not go.
After his brother arrived in the palace, he
was also put in prison.
A few days later, his father and his
brother were killed by the king.
After the king killed his father and
brother, he was afraid (Wu Zixu) to take revenge.
The king gave an order to the whole
kingdom.
The content of this command is as follows.
Wu Zixu's family was plotting to betray the
Kingdom of Chu, and both his father and his brother had been executed.
But he escaped.
If someone catches him, that person can get
a huge bounty and get the title of a noble.
If someone shelters him or takes him in,
that person and all his family will be put to death.
After this order was announced, all
important roads in the entire Chu Kingdom were blocked, and every village was
searched.
The entire search network is very tight,
like a tightly tied bag, and not a drop of water will leak out.
This idiom is used to describe that it is
very tightly surrounded and has no loopholes at all.
This idiom is also used to describe a lot
of people gathered in one place, and the place is very crowded.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
Have you heard those shameless stories?
Would you point out the king's mistakes if you were his father?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
水洩不通(Not a drop of water leaks out)
中國的春秋時代,吳王國有著名的將軍,他的名字叫做(伍子胥)。
他的父親是楚王國的一個著名的正直的大臣。
楚王國的國王搶了他的兒子的妻子,他的行為太無恥了,所以(伍子胥)的父親就直接指出他做的事情是不對的。
楚王國的國王很惱怒,就把他的父親關在監牢中。
楚王國的國王下了一到命令,要求他與他的哥哥到皇宮中去接他的父親回家。
他的哥哥聽從國王的命令去了皇宮,但是他沒有去。
他的哥哥到了皇宮中後,也被關入監牢。
幾天後,他的父親與他的哥哥就被國王殺了。
國王殺了他的父親與哥哥後,很害怕(伍子胥)來報仇。
國王對全王國下了一道命令。
這道命令的內容如下。
伍子胥的家族要密謀背叛楚王國,他的父親與他的哥哥都已經被處決。
但是他逃走了。
如果有人抓到他,這個人可以得到豐厚的賞金與得到貴族的名份。
如果有人包庇他或者收留他,這個人與他的所有家人都會被處以死刑。
這個命令公布之後,整個楚王國境內的各條重要道路都進行封鎖,各個村莊都進行搜查。
整個搜捕網絡非常的嚴密,就好像一個綁得很緊的袋子,裡面的水一滴都不會漏出。
這句成語的被用來形容包圍得很嚴密,完全沒有漏洞。
這句成語也被用來形容很多人聚集在一處,這個地方非常的壅擠。
親愛的朋友,你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
你有聽過那些無恥的故事嗎?你如果是他的父親你會指出國王的錯誤嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為敦煌變文集新書-卷1-伍子胥變文
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