They cannot adapt to the climatic
conditions and eating habits of this place.(不習水土)
At the end of the Han Dynasty in China, the
military power of the warlords in different parts of China surpassed the
central government, and the central government lost control over the warlords
in different parts of China.
These warlords were constantly at war with
each other, and in the end three forces remained.
The leaders of these three forces
established the three kingdoms of Wu Kingdom, Shuhan Kingdom and Cao Wei
Kingdom.
The Cao Wei Kingdom's sphere of influence
is mainly north of the Yangtze River.
The Shuhan Kingdom's area of influence is
mainly in the south of the Yangtze River, near the upper reaches of the Yangtze
River.
The sphere of influence of the Kingdom of
Wu is mainly in the south of the Yangtze River near the lower reaches of the
Yangtze River.
Chinese history books refer to this period
as the Three Kingdoms period.
In 208 AD, the Kingdom of Cao Wei sent an
ambassador to the Kingdom of Wu.
The ambassador said to the king of the
Kingdom of Wu
We have prepared an army of 800,000 men to
attack you.
You can surrender voluntarily to save all
your lives.
The king of the Wu Kingdom called an
emergency session.
Several ministers of the Wu Kingdom
advocated surrender.
An important general of the Wu Kingdom
expressed his opinion.
I think we should resist, and we will win
this war.
I have four reasons.
1 - There are still many rebel forces in
the Kingdom of Cao Wei. These forces make it impossible for the Cao Wei Kingdom
to launch a full-scale attack against us.
They must retain some of their military strength, lest these rebel
forces take advantage of this opportunity to grow.
2- The main attacking force of the Cao Wei
army is the cavalry, and their soldiers are better at fighting on land.
If their soldiers were to fight us on the
Yangtze River, they would be at a disadvantage.
3- Now that the season has turned to
winter, their soldiers and horses cannot easily get enough food.
4- The soldiers of the Cao Wei Kingdom were
mainly raised in the north, where the climate is dry and cool. The area around
the Yangtze River has a humid and hot climate, so I don't think these soldiers
can adapt to the climate and food here, which will greatly reduce their combat
effectiveness.
So I think we should fight with all our
might, and I think we can definitely win this war.
The king of the Kingdom of Wu agreed with
the general, and the outcome of the war was as the general had predicted. The
attack by the army of the Cao Wei Kingdom suffered serious setbacks.
This idiom means that they cannot adapt to
the climatic conditions and eating habits of this place.
This idiom is usually used to describe a
person who has arrived in a new environment and cannot adapt to the climatic
conditions and eating habits of that place, so the person feels unwell.
Dear friend, what kind of inspiration or
thought do you have after hearing this story?
Which country's food do you like best? Have
you ever experienced physical discomfort due to the difference in climate and
food when travelling?
I hope this story can give you a new
harvest.
不習水土(They cannot adapt to the climatic
conditions and eating habits of this place.)
中國的漢王朝末年，中國各地的軍閥的軍事力量勝過中央政府，中央政府失去對中國各地的軍閥的控制力。
這些軍閥相互間不斷的戰爭，最後留下三股勢力。
這三股勢力的領導者分別建立了吳王國與蜀漢王國與曹魏王國這三個王國，
曹魏王國的勢力範圍主要在長江的北邊。
蜀漢王國的勢力範圍主要在長江的南邊靠近長江的上游。
吳王國的勢力範圍主要在長江的南邊靠近長江的下游。
中國的歷史書上稱呼這個年代為三國時代。
西元208年，曹魏王國派遣了一個大使到吳王國。
這個大使對吳王國的國王說。
我們已經準備了一支有80萬人的軍隊要來攻打你們。
你們可以主動投降，以保全你們所有人的性命。
吳王國的國王因此召開了一場緊急的會議。
吳王國中有好幾個大臣主張要投降。
吳王國中一個重要的將軍提出他的意見。
我認為我們應該抵抗，而且我們會贏得這場戰爭的勝利。
我的理由有四個。
1-曹魏王國中，仍然有許多反抗的勢力，這些勢力讓曹魏王國不可能對我們進行全面的進攻。
他們必須保留一部分的軍事力量以免這些反抗勢力利用這個機會壯大。
2-曹魏王國的軍隊的的攻擊主力是騎兵，他們的士兵們比較擅長陸地上的作戰。
他們的士兵如果要在長江上與我們對戰，他們處於劣勢。
3-現在的季節已經進入冬季，他們的士兵與馬匹無法輕易獲取足夠的糧食。
4-他們的士兵主要生長在北方，那邊的氣候乾燥而且涼爽。長江周圍的這塊區域氣候潮濕而且炎熱，所以我認為這些士兵們一定不能適應南方的氣候條件或飲食習慣，這一點會大大削減他們的戰力。
所以我認為我們應該要全力反抗，而且我認為我們一定可以取得這場戰爭的勝利。
吳王國的國王同意這個將軍的意見，這場戰爭的結果也如這個將軍所預測，曹魏王國的軍隊的攻擊遭受到嚴重的挫敗。
這句成語的意思是他們不能適應這個地方的氣候條件與飲食習慣。
這句成語通常被用來形容一個人到了一個新的環境，這個人不能適應這個地方的氣候條件與飲食習慣，所以這個人覺得身體不舒服。
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。
你聽說過那些以少勝多的戰役呢?你是否曾經在旅遊時因為氣候與飲食的不同結果身體不舒服的經驗嗎?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為三國志卷47吳書-周瑜傳