His Words Have Great Power(一言九鼎)
During the Warring States period in China,
there was a man named Mao Sui in the Kingdom of Zhao.
He joined a 20-man mission led by (Zhao
Sheng) to seek military assistance in the Kingdom of Chu.
Thanks to his help, this mission was
successfully completed.
After the mission returned to the Kingdom
of Zhao, (Zhao Sheng) told (Mao Sui) at the celebration dinner.
China's first dynasty was the Xia Dynasty.
The founding king of the Xia Dynasty divided the whole of China into nine
states after founding the Xia Dynasty.
The founding king of the Xia Dynasty cast
nine tripods in bronze. The nine tripods represent the nine states.
These nine tripods were placed in the
capital of the Xia Dynasty, and these nine tripods were specially used to
worship Heaven and Earth and the ancestors.
These nine tripods have passed through the
Xia Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty and are currently placed in the capital of
the Zhou Dynasty.
The nine tripods represent the symbols of
China's rulers.
These nine tripods represent the supreme
power of the kings of the Zhou Dynasty.
(Zhao Sheng) paused for a moment, then
shook (Mao Sui)'s hand gratefully.
(Zhao Sheng) said.
What you say has great power. What you say
is as precious and important as the nine tripods placed in the capital of the
Zhou Dynasty.
What you say is irreplaceable.
You have turned the situation around by
relying on your own personal ability, and you have brought the Zhao Kingdom out
of this great crisis.
On behalf of Zhao Guowang, I would like to
express my gratitude to you.
This idiom is used to describe what a
person says with great force.
It is also used to describe a person who is
very trustworthy.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after listening to this story?
Are you a trustworthy person? Will you
always remind yourself to be careful when talking to others?
I hope this story can bring you a new
harvest.
一言九鼎(His Words Have Great Power)
中國的戰國時代，趙王國有一個人的名字是(毛遂)。
他加入(趙勝)率領的20人的使團到楚王國去尋求軍事援助。
因為他的協助這件任務才能順利完成。
這個使團回國後，(趙勝)在慶祝餐會上對(毛遂)說。
中國的第一個王朝是夏王朝，夏王朝的開國國王在建立夏王朝後，把整個中國分成九個州。
夏王朝的開國國王鑄造了九個用青銅鑄成的鼎。這九個鼎代表九個州。
這九個鼎放置在夏王朝的首都內，這九個鼎專門被用來祭祀天與地與祖先。
這九個鼎經歷了夏王朝與商王朝，目前放置在周王朝的首都。
這九個鼎代表了統治中國的象徵。
這九個鼎代表了周王朝的國王擁有至高無上的統治權力。
(趙勝)停頓了一下，然後很感激的握著(毛遂)的手。
(趙勝)說。
你所說的話有著很大的力量，你說的話就好像那九個放在周王朝的首都的九個鼎一樣的寶貴與重要。
你說的話有著無法取代的價值。
你憑藉的自己個人的能力就扭轉了情勢，你讓趙王國脫離這個巨大的危機。
我代表趙王國對你表示感謝。
這句成語被用來形容一個人所說的話帶有很大的力量。
這句成語也被用來形容一個人非常有信用。
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。
你是否是一個有信用的人嗎?你會時刻提醒自己要用謹慎的態度去與他人對話嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為史記-平原君虞卿列傳
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出處為左傳-宣公3年