He is a short and skinny man(眇小丈夫)
The Warring States Period in China was an
era of turmoil.
The feudal system established by the Zhou
Dynasty disintegrated, and all the nobles in the Zhou Dynasty established many
kingdoms.
These nobles who have established kingdoms
have established their own armies, and these nobles all hope to annex other
kingdoms to strengthen their own kingdoms.
As a result, wars often broke out between
kingdoms.
In this era, for these nobles, the death of
a commoner is like the death of an ant.
There was a famous nobleman in the Qi
Kingdom during the Warring States Period, his name was Tian Wen.
He was respected by the kings and nobles of
the various kingdoms at that time.
There is a story about him in the history
books.
Once, he led a mission to visit Zhao
Kingdom. After the mission arrived in the Kingdom of Zhao, it was received by
the King and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Zhao with the highest standards.
After finishing this trip, he led the
mission to return to the Kingdom of Qi.
Before they left the border of the Zhao
Kingdom, they passed a small village.
The people in this village were very
excited when they heard that the mission he led was going to pass through here.
These people live in this small village,
and this event is very big news for them.
So when he led the mission through the
village, all the people put down their jobs, all the people stood on both sides
of the road waiting, and everyone wanted to see him.
He is like a famous star.
About fifteen minutes after he led the
mission into the village, there was a sudden burst of laughter from the people
watching by the roadside.
The laughter seemed to be contagious, and a
few minutes later, the people on the roadside were laughing.
Many of these people said with a smile.
Ha ha.
He is such a well-known figure, and his
reputation is very loud.
But I didn't expect him to be so short and
so skinny.
Ha ha.
After hearing these mocking words, he felt
greatly insulted.
All members of the mission were also very
angry. All members of the mission felt that the actions of these people had
seriously insulted the dignity of the Qi Kingdom.
He and all the members of the mission drew
their long swords. They immediately dismounted and rushed towards the people
who were mocking them. All the people ran away in panic when they saw this.
He and members of the mission killed
hundreds of men in the village.
Almost all the men in this village were
killed.
This idiom means that he is a man who is
short and thin.
This idiom is used to describe a person's
short-sightedness and shallow knowledge.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you look down on someone because of
their appearance? Have you ever laughed at someone's appearance?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain.
眇小丈夫(He is a short and skinny man)
中國的戰國時代，是一個動亂的年代，
周王朝所建立的封建制度瓦解，周王朝中的所有貴族們建立了許多王國。
這些建立了王國的貴族們都建立了自已的軍隊，這些貴族們都希望能夠併吞其他王國以強大自己的王國。
因此各個王國間經常發生戰爭。
在這個時代，對於這些貴族而言，死了一個平民就像是死了一隻螞蟻一樣。
戰國時代的齊王國有一個著名的貴族，他的名字叫做田文。
他受到當時各個王國的國王與貴族們的尊重。
歷史書上記載過一個關於他的故事。
有一次，他率領了一個使團出訪，這使團到了趙王國後，受到趙王國的國王與宰相用最高規格接待。
結束這個出訪的行程後，他率領這個使團要返回齊王國。
他們在離開趙王國的邊境前，經過了一個小小的村莊。
這個村莊中的百姓們聽說他所率領的使團要經過這裡，整座村莊中的百姓都非常的興奮。
這些百姓生活在這個小村莊中，這個事件對他們來說是一個非常大的新聞。
因此當他率領這個使團經過這座村莊前，所有的百姓們放下手邊的工作，所有的百姓都站立在道路的兩旁等候著，所有人都想要看到他。
他就像是一個著名的明星一樣。
他率領這個使團走進這個村莊大約十五分鐘後，路邊圍觀的百姓中突然傳出了一陣笑聲。
這個笑聲好像有傳染力一樣，幾分鐘後，路邊圍觀的百姓都大笑。
這些百姓中，有非常多人笑著說。
哈哈。
他是一個如此知名的人物，他的名聲非常的響亮。
但是我沒有想到，他竟然身高那麼矮而且體型那麼瘦小。
哈哈。
他聽到這些嘲笑的話之後，他感覺受到了極大的侮辱。
使團的所有成員們也非常的憤怒，使團的所有成員們都覺得這些百姓的舉動已經很嚴重的侮辱了齊王國的尊嚴。
他與使團的所有成員們拔出身上所配戴的長劍。他們立刻下馬衝向這些嘲笑他們的百姓，所有的百姓看見這個情況後驚恐地向四處逃竄。
他與使團的成員們殺了好幾百個這座村莊中的男人。
這座村莊的男人們幾乎全部被殺光。
這句成語的意思是他是一個他是一個又矮又瘦小的男人。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的眼光很短淺，見識很淺薄。
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。
你是否會因為一個人的外貌而去瞧不起這個人?你是否曾經嘲笑別人的長相呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-孟嘗君列傳
https://www.arteducation.com.tw/guwen/bookv_162.html