One stalk has nine ears of wheat (一莖九穗)
During the Han Dynasty in China, historians
divide it into the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC - 8 AD) and the Eastern Han
Dynasty (25 AD - 220 AD).
Between these two dynasties there was a
short-lived new dynasty (9 AD - 23 AD).
The first king of the Eastern Han Dynasty
was named (Liu Xiu).
After the fall of the New Dynasty, China
was in a state of division.
The army led by Liu Xiu fought many battles
and finally unified all of China in 36 AD.
There is a story (of Liu Xiu) recorded in
the history books.
His father is the county magistrate of
Jiyang County. He has two brothers.
He was born around 12 midnight, and his
mother was assisted by a midwife in the bedroom.
His father waited anxiously outside the
bedroom. His father suddenly saw a strong red light coming from the bedroom.
His father felt incredible after seeing
this strange phenomenon.
His father ordered a servant to consult a
famous fortune teller in Jiyang County.
When the fortune teller heard about it, he
immediately divined.
said the fortune teller to the attendant.
You go back and tell the county magistrate
that this is a very good omen.
His father was very happy.
A few months after he was born, his father
had to choose a name for him.
As his father was thinking about what name
to choose, he suddenly remembered something.
The farmers in Jiyang County have had a
bumper harvest this year, and they are very happy.
Many farmers told him a wonderful news. In
their wheat fields, there were many wheat stalks growing nine ears of wheat.
His father suddenly had an inspiration, he
said to his mother.
I have decided to name the child (Xiu).
The meaning of this word is bountiful, and
this word also means excellent.
What do you think?
His mother happily agreed.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that one stalk of rice will grow nine ears of rice.
This idiom is used to describe an
auspicious omen.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What does your name mean? What phenomena in
your country are good omens?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
一莖九穗(One stalk has nine ears of wheat)
中國的漢王朝時代，歷史學家將其分為西漢王朝(西元前202年-西元8年)與東漢王朝(西元25年-西元220年)。
這兩個王朝中間，夾帶著一個短暫的新王朝(西元9年-西元23年)。
東漢王朝的第一個國王名字叫做(劉秀)。
新王朝滅亡後，中國處於分裂的狀態。
(劉秀)領導的軍隊經過許多戰役，最後終於在西元36年統一整個中國。
歷史書上記載了一個(劉秀)的故事。
他的父親是濟陽縣的縣長。他有兩個哥哥。
他出生的時間是半夜12點左右，他的母親在臥室由助產士協助生產。
他的父親那個時候正在臥室外焦急的等待，他的父親突然看到臥室發出了強烈的紅色光芒。
他的父親看到這奇怪的現象後覺得很不可思議。
他的父親就命令一個隨從去詢問一個濟陽縣裡的著名占卜師。
這個占卜師聽到這件事後，就立刻占卜。
這個占卜師對這個隨從說。
你回去告訴縣長，這是一個很吉祥的預兆。
他的父親因此感到非常的開心。
他出生幾個月後，他的父親要幫他取名字。
他的父親正在苦惱要取什麼名字的時候，他的父親突然想到一件事情。
今年濟陽縣裡面的農民們大豐收，這些農民都非常的開心。
有很多農民對他回報一個很奇妙的訊息，這些農民的麥田中，有很多麥禾長出九個麥穗。
他的父親突然有了靈感，他的父親對他的母親說。
我決定把這個小孩的名字叫做(秀)。
這個字的意思是茂盛的意思，這個字也有非常優秀的意思。
妳覺得如何?
他的母親很開心的表示同意。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是一根稻禾長出九個稻穗。
這句成語被用來形容一個吉祥的徵兆。
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。
你的名字有甚麼意思呢?你在的國家中，有甚麼現象代表好的預兆呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為東漢觀止-卷1-1-12條
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