One overestimates one's own strength(不自量力)
(Tian Wen) was a famous nobleman of the Qi
Kingdom in the Warring States Period of China.
His grandfather was the fourth king of the Qi Kingdom, his uncle was the fifth king of the Qi Kingdom, and his cousin was the sixth king of the Qi Kingdom.
He has made many friends, and more than
3,000 people eat at his house every day.
He is such a well-known figure, and his
reputation is very loud.
He was respected by the kings and nobles of
the various kingdoms at that time.
His prestige in the Qi Kingdom was higher
than that of the King of Qi Kingdom, so his cousin disliked him very much.
There is a story in the history books about
him and his cousin.
He has a territory, which is located on the
border between Qi Kingdom and Chu Kingdom.
One year, the King of Chu sent a powerful
army to attack the Kingdom of Qi, and to attack the Kingdom of Qi, this army
must first capture his territory.
He sent a messenger to ask his cousin for
military assistance, but his cousin was reluctant to send the army.
The situation is very critical, and the
army of the Kingdom of Chu has surrounded his territory.
He has a good friend whose name is (Chun Yu
Kun).
(Chunyu Kun) wanted to help him, (Chunyu
Kun) went to see the king.
(Chunyu Kun) said to the king.
(Tian Wen) is a very stupid and arrogant
person.
He overestimated his own strength, and he
could not measure his own strength correctly.
The king asked curiously.
Why do you comment like this (Tian Wen)?
What did he do?
(Chunyu Kun) said to the king.
He built an ancestral temple a few years
ago, in this ancestral temple, worship your grandfather and your ancestors.
Before he builds this ancestral temple, he
should first consider that after completing the construction of the family's
ancestral temple, he will not have enough strength to defend the family's
ancestral temple.
The army of the Kingdom of Chu has now
surrounded his territory and I think he will surrender soon.
After he surrendered, the ancestral temple
of your ancestors built by him will definitely be destroyed or even burned by
the army of the Chu Kingdom.
This incident will be a huge insult to the
royal family of Qi Kingdom.
The king of Qi Kingdom said calmly after
hearing these words.
You're right, if you didn't mention it, I
forgot that there was an ancestral temple of my ancestors on his territory.
On that day, the king of Qi Kingdom sent a
powerful army to support (Tian Wen) against Qin Kingdom.
A few days later, the crisis of (Tian Wen)
was lifted, and the army of the Kingdom of Chu retreated.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
overestimates his own strength.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
cannot measure his own strength correctly.
Dear friends, what inspiration or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
If you were (Chun Yu Kun), which method
would you use to persuade the king to send troops? Before you persuade others,
would you think about this issue from someone else's standpoint?
I hope this story will give you something
new to gain
不自量力(One overestimates one's own strength)
(田文)是中國戰國時代的齊王國的一個著名的貴族。
他的爺爺是齊王國的第四任國王，他的伯父是齊王國的第五任國王，他的堂哥是齊王國的第六任國王。
他結交了很多朋友，每天在他家裡吃飯的人就超過3000個人。
他是一個如此知名的人物，他的名聲非常的響亮。
他受到當時各個王國的國王與貴族們的尊重。
他在齊王國內的聲望比齊王國的國王還高，因此他的堂哥很不喜歡他。
歷史書上記載過一個關於他與他的堂哥的故事。
他有一塊領地，這一塊領地位於齊王國與楚王國的邊界。
有一年，楚王派一支強大的出軍隊要攻打齊王國，而這支軍隊要攻打齊王國是必要先攻佔他的領地。
他派出信使去向他的堂哥請求軍事支援，但是他的堂哥不願意派出軍隊。
情況非常的危急，楚王國的軍隊已經包圍他的領地。
他有一個好朋友，這位好朋友的名字是(淳于髡)。
(淳于髡)想要幫他的忙，(淳于髡)就去見了國王。
(淳于髡)對國王說。
(田文)是一個很愚笨又自大的人。
他高估的自已的實力，他不能正確的衡量自己的實力。
國王很好奇地問。
你為何這樣評論(田文)呢?他做了甚麼事情呢?
(淳于髡)對國王說。
他在幾年前蓋了一間宗廟，這間宗廟中，祭祀你的爺爺和你們的祖先。
他在蓋這間宗廟前，他應該先考慮自已在建造完成這座家族的宗廟後，自已有沒有足夠的實力去保衛這座家族的宗廟。
楚王國的軍隊現在已經包圍了他的領地，我認為他很快就會投降。
他投降後，他所建造的那座你們祖先的宗廟一定會被楚王國的軍隊破壞甚至焚燒。
這個事件對於齊王國的王室將會是一個很巨大的污辱。
齊王國的國王聽完這些話後很平靜地說。
你說的對唷，你沒有提起的話，我都忘記在他的領土上有一座我的祖先的宗廟。
當天，齊王國的國王派出一支強大的軍隊去支援(田文)抵抗秦王國。
幾天後，(田文)的危機解除，楚王國的軍隊退兵。
這句成語被用來比喻一個人過高地估計自己的實力。
這句成語被用來形容一個人不能正確的衡量自己的實力。
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。
你如果是(淳于髡)，你會用哪種方式去說服國王出兵?你在說服別人之前，你會站在別人的立場思考這個問題嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為戰國策-齊策3-孟嘗君在薛地
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