Shi Chong competes with his friends to see
who is richer(Shia Chong competes with his friends to see who is richer)
In the Western Jin Dynasty of China, there
was a famous minister who was also a famous rich man in Chinese history. His
name was (Shi Chong).
There is a story about him in the history
books.
He lives in a very big house, and
everything he eats is prepared with the highest quality ingredients.
Not only did he wear silk clothes himself,
but he also ordered beautiful clothes and expensive accessories for his
servants.
The most famous musicians of the time were
often invited to perform at his house, and various banquets were often held
there.
He had a very rich friend who was the
king's uncle. His name is (Wang Kai).
He and Wang Kai often engage in extravagant
and wasteful behaviour to show off their wealth.
Once, Wang Kai showed off to him.
Wang Kai said.
I have made a lot of money recently, and my
life is very rich.The pots in my house are not washed with water, but with sugar water.
After hearing this, he smiled and said to
Wang Kai.
I have also made a lot of money recently,
and my life is very rich. I have more candles than I can use, so I use them as
wood to burn.
Shi Chong and Wang Kai often did a lot of
extravagant things because they compared each other to see who was richer.
Although his other noble friends are also
rich, they are not as rich as he is, so these nobles are envious and jealous of
his wealth.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that Shi Chong was competing with his friends to see who was richer.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is very extravagant and wasteful.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
What is the most extravagant behaviour you
have ever heard of? How much money do you think you need to be happy?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
石崇鬥奢(Shi Chong competes with his friends
to see who is richer)
中國的西晉王朝，有一個著名的大臣，他也是一個中國歷史上著名的富豪，他的名字叫做(石崇)。
歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
他住非常大的房子，他吃的東西都是用最高級的食材料理。
他不但自己穿絲綢做成的衣服，他也給他家中的僕人們訂製華美的服裝與昂貴地飾品。
他家中時常邀請當時最著名的音樂家來表演，他的家中常常舉辦各種宴會。
他有一個很有錢的朋友，這個朋友是國王的舅舅。他的名字叫做(王愷)。
他跟王愷常常做出一些很奢侈與浪費的行為來彰顯自己的財富。
有一次王愷向他炫耀。
王愷說。
我最近賺了很多錢，我的生活非常的富裕，我家的鍋子都不用清水洗而是用糖水來洗。
他聽到這話後笑著對王愷說。
我最近也賺得很多錢，我的生活非常富裕，我家的蠟燭多到用不完所以都拿來 當木材燒。
石崇與王愷常常因為比較看誰比較有錢而做出很多很浪費的行為。
他的其他貴族朋友們雖然也都很有錢但是都比不上他，因此這些貴族們對於他的富有感到又羨慕又忌妒。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是石崇與他的朋友比看誰比較有錢
這一句成語被用來形容一個人非常的奢侈又很浪費。
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。
你聽過最奢侈的行為是什麼呢?你認為要有多少錢你才會感到開心呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為世說新語-汰侈-第8條
https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/%E4%B8%96%E8%AA%AA%E6%96%B0%E8%AA%9E/%E6%B1%B0%E4%BE%88
出處為晉書-卷33-石崇傳
https://zh.wikisource.org/zh-hant/%E6%99%89%E6%9B%B8/%E5%8D%B7033
