Qin Qiong sells his horse(秦瓊賣馬)
There is a famous novel in China. This
novel mainly describes the many heroes who helped to found the Tang Dynasty.
This novel tells the story of a famous
general in the Tang Dynasty. The name of this general is (Qin Qiong).
Qin Qiong's economic situation was not good
when he was young. Once he went to work in a strange city.
Unexpectedly, after arriving in that city,
he suddenly fell ill. To cure his illness, he spent all his money.
He also owed a lot of money for hotel
accommodation.
Since he had no friends in the city from
whom he could borrow money, he had no choice but to take a horse he was riding
to the market and sell it.
While selling the horse, he met a person
named (Shan Xiongxin).
Shan Xiongxin is a very rich man. He is
also a generous person who likes to make friends.
(Shan Xiongxin) thought (Qin Qiong) was a
hero worthy of being a friend, so he bought Qin Qiong's horse and invited (Qin
Qiong) to his house to rest.
A few weeks later, when Qin Qiong had
recovered from his illness and was about to leave the city and return to his
hometown, (Shan Xiongxin) returned the horse that Qin Qiong had sold him to Qin
Qiong.
The two of them later became very close
friends.
The direct translation of this idiom means
Qin Qiong sold his horse.
This idiom is used to describe a heroic
figure who is in great trouble.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Have you ever faced a great dilemma in your
life? Have you ever had to sell your favourite things because you had no money?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
秦瓊賣馬(Qin Qiong sells his horse)
中國有一本著名的小說，這本小說主要描寫協助唐王朝建國的許多英雄人物。
在這本小說中有紀錄了一個唐王朝著名的將軍的故事，這個將軍的名字叫做(秦瓊)。
秦瓊年輕的時候經濟情況並不好，有一次他到一個陌生的城市工作。
沒想到他到了這座城市後他突然生病了，為了治病所以他把身上所有的錢都花光了。
他還積欠了一大筆飯店的住宿費。
因為在這個城市內他完全沒有可以借錢的朋友，所以他只好把自己所騎的一匹馬牽到市場上去賣。
他在賣馬的過程中，他認識了一個人，這個人的名字是(單雄信)。
單雄信是一個很有錢的財主，他也是一個很大方又很喜歡交朋友的人。
(單雄信)認為(秦瓊)是一個很值得成為朋友的豪傑，所以他就把秦瓊的馬買下來，他又邀請(秦瓊)到自己的家中養病。
幾個禮拜後，秦瓊的病好了要離開這座城市回自己的故鄉時，(單雄信)把秦瓊賣給他的那匹馬又送還給秦瓊。
他們兩個人後來成了交情非常深厚的好朋友。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是秦瓊賣掉自己的馬。
這句成語被用來形容一個英雄人物陷入巨大的困境。
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。
你的人生曾經遭遇過很巨大的困境嗎?你有過因為沒有錢而把自己最喜歡的東西賣掉的經驗嗎?
期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為說唐-第5回
