What is the idiom of Zheng people buying shoes? Thank you

The idiom of Zheng Ren buying shoes reveals Zheng Ren's habit of sticking to dogma and relying on data.

1. Introduction to idioms.

Zheng people buy shoes, this idiom is about a story of Zheng Guoren who couldn't buy shoes because he believed in "scale" too much, revealing Zheng people's habit of sticking to dogma and relying on data. Later, it was used to ridicule people who were conformist and did not pay attention to the actual situation. Its structure is subject-predicate, which can be used as a definite or adverbial in a sentence, with a derogatory meaning.

2. Idiom stories.

During the Warring States period, there was a Zheng Guoren who wanted to buy a new pair of shoes for himself. Before going to the market, the man found a small piece of rope in advance, used it to compare his feet, measured the length of his feet in advance, and then went out happily.

Zheng Guoren came to the market and went straight to the store that sold shoes, he asked the shopkeeper to take out a few pairs of shoes, carefully selected, and finally looked at a pair of shoes he liked. He was about to take out the small rope and compare the size of the new shoes with the pre-measured size, but he was in a hurry, and the measured rope was forgotten at home and did not have it with him.

So he hurriedly said to the owner of the shoe shop, "I'm sorry." Look at my memory, I measured the size of my shoes at home but forgot to bring them, and I had to go home and get the size to buy shoes.

After saying that, he put down his shoes, turned around and ran home. Seeing that it was getting dark, he returned home as fast as he could, took the rope and hurried to the market. However, the bazaar has dispersed, the shoe shops have closed, and the shoes have not been bought.

Zheng Guoren returned home dejected, and when the neighbor asked him what had happened, he told him everything that had happened. The neighbor listened and asked, "Why don't you wear them with your own feet when you buy them, and try to see if the shoes are the right size?"

This Zheng Guoren said with a serious face: "That's not possible, the measured size is reliable, I only believe in the size I measured myself, not my feet." ”

Zheng people buy shoes. Source] (Warring States Korea) Han Fei "Han Feizi Foreign Reserve Says Upper Left".

Interpretation] shoes: shoes. Zheng Guoren only believes in the size he measures when buying shoes, and does not try on the size himself. Satirizing people who don't know how to be flexible and don't respect objective conditions.

[idiom allusions].

In ancient times, Zheng Guo had a person who wanted to buy a pair of shoes, he first measured the size of his feet at home, recorded it with a rope, and he casually put the rope on the seat and went out.

He came to the bazaar to sell shoes'In the store, I chose left and right, and finally looked at a pair of shoes, and when I was about to buy them, I suddenly found that I forgot to bring the size of the rope at home, so I said that I forgot to bring the size, and I wanted to go home and get the size to buy again, and I left.

He hurried home, took the rope that was placed on his seat, and hurried back to the bazaar. It took nearly two hours back and forth, and by the time he returned to the market, the sun was setting and most of the shops were closed. When he came to the shop that sold shoes, he was very upset when he saw that it was closed, and when he looked at the big hole in his foot.

Others asked him: "When you buy shoes for yourself, why don't you just try the size, and you have to buy shoes according to the good size?" He said, "I'd rather trust that I'm measuring the right size, but my feet aren't necessarily accurate." ”

[Words of Growth].

The Book of Changes says: "If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful, and if you are general, you will be long." "People have to have a certain degree of flexibility and think outside the box to make everything easier and simpler.

Whether it's solving life's problems and difficulties, or improving oneself, being good at using flexible thinking and methods helps a person succeed. Flexibility determines the way out, and if you learn to be flexible, you will be able to navigate in the face of all kinds of difficulties and troubles. If it doesn't work, it can't create higher value; If it doesn't work, it can only stay where it is, and it will never be able to break through.

Jump out of the "frame" that has been conventional, and don't let the "size" that has been measured become a stumbling block on the way forward.

Zheng people buy shoes Zheng people have and put the shoes, first self-degree and put it to sit, to the city and forget to operate, has been performed, is to say: I forget to hold the degree. Instead, take it. and on the contrary, the city is boycotted, and it is not allowed to perform.

People said, "Why not give it a try?" Said: Rather trustworthiness, no self-confidence. 」

Translation: Zheng Guo had a man who wanted to buy a pair of shoes, so he first measured his feet and put the measured size on his seat. He hurried to the bazaar and forgot to bring the size.

He had already got the shoes, but he said, "I forgot to bring my size." Then he went home and fetched it.

When he returned, the bazaar was gone, and he didn't buy shoes.

Someone asked him, "Why don't you try the size of your shoes with your own feet?" He said, "I'd rather believe in size than in my feet!" 」

Note Zheng – The name of a small country in the Spring and Autumn Period, in present-day Xinzheng County, Henan Province.

Shoes - Yin Lu, leather shoes, that is, shoes.

Degree - sound, degree, here as a verb, that is, the meaning of calculation, measurement. The degree word at the back, Yindu, is used as a noun, which is a ruler.

Zhi - a synonym for literary language, here refers to a good size.

Sitting--seating, that is, seating, here refers to furniture such as chairs and stools.

- to operate, to bring, to hold.

Anyway, it means that the bazaar has been disbanded.

Nothingness - nothingness, no, here it means can't, can't.

Comment: This Zheng Guoren made the mistake of dogmatism. He only believed in the size he got by measuring his feet, but not his own feet, and not only made a big joke, but he couldn't even buy shoes. And in real life, buying shoes only believes in the foot size and does not believe in the foot, maybe there will not be, right?

But there are people like that. Some people, when they speak, do things, and think about problems, only start from the book, not from reality; He believes what is written in the book, and he does not believe what is not written in the book but actually exists. In the eyes of such people, only what is written in the book is the truth, and what is not written is not the truth.

In this way, of course, the thinking will be rigid and the action will hit a wall.

Vernacular allusion: In ancient times, a person in Zheng Guo wanted to buy a pair of shoes, so he measured the size of his feet at home. He came to the shop that sold shoes in the bazaar, looked at a pair of shoes, and was about to buy them, when he suddenly found that he had forgotten to bring the measured size at home, so he said that he had forgotten to bring the size, and he would go home and buy the size again, so he went back.

The person next to him asked him, you buy shoes for yourself, why don't you just try the size, what are you doing not according to the original size? Zheng Guo's man said, "I'd rather believe that I'm measuring the right size, but my feet aren't necessarily accurate." Later, people used the term "Zheng people buy shoes" to describe and ridicule those who do not look at reality and engage in dogmatism.

[Idiom]: Zheng people buy shoes.

Pinyin]: zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

Explanation]: It is often compared to people who are rigid and inflexible. It tells people to seek truth from facts, to be flexible, and not to stick to dogma and conformism.

Han Feizi said that the upper left

Example to form a sentence]:

The selection and appointment of people should not be Mr. Benben, let alone the "Zheng people" who buy shoes from Zheng people, so how to know the strength of their adaptability?

Idiom Story]:

There was a Zheng Guoren who wanted to buy shoes, measured the size of his feet in advance, and then put the measured size on his seat. When I arrived at the market, I forgot to bring my size. I already got the shoes, so I said:

I forgot to bring the size. So he went home and got his size. By the time he returned to the bazaar, the bazaar had already dispersed, and no shoes were ever bought.

Someone asked, "Why don't you try on shoes with your own feet?" ”

"I'd rather trust a good size than my feet," he said. ”

This Zheng Guoren only believes in the size obtained by measuring his feet, but does not believe in his own feet, not only makes a big joke, but also can't even buy shoes, becoming a laughing stock. And in real life, when buying shoes, you only believe in the foot size and don't believe in the foot, and you only know how to stick to dogma and don't know how to be flexible, and people who don't have brains may not have it, right? But there are indeed people like this, and there are not many of them.

Yes'When people speak, do things, and think about problems, they only start from books, not from reality. He believes what is written in the book, and he does not believe what is not written in the book but actually exists. In the view of such people, only what is written in books is the truth, and what is not written is not the truth.

In this way, of course, the thinking will be rigid, and the action will easily hit the wall.

[Idiom]: Zheng people buy shoes.

Pinyin]: zhèng rén mǎi lǚ

Explanation]: It is used to satirize people who only believe in dogma and do not care about reality.

Source]: Warring States Han Han Fei "Han Feizi Foreign Reserve Said Upper Left": "Zheng people want to buy shoes, first live their own feet, and then sit on it, to the city, and forget to do it, has been fulfilled, is said:

I forgot to hold the degree'. If it is reversed, it will be reversed, and the market will be dismissed, and it will not be performed. ”

Example sentence]: You must not learn from Zheng people to buy shoes.

Idiom Story]:

There was a Zheng Guoren who planned to go to the market to buy a pair of shoes, and he measured the length of his feet before going. When he walked to the bazaar, he realized that he had forgotten to bring his measurements, so he hurried home to get them, and when he returned to the bazaar, the bazaar was already gone. He made two trips in vain, but he didn't buy shoes.

Someone asked him why he didn't try on shoes with his own feet, and he said, "I'd rather be a size than my own feet."

Zheng Ren buys shoes: satirizes people who would rather believe in dogma than facts, and do not know how to be flexible.

Han Feizi said that the outer prince said on the left: People said: Why not try it? Said: Rather trustworthiness, no self-confidence.