Deng You abandoned his son and gave birth to a nephew Translation Original text Deng You lost his fa

Translation of "Deng You's Abandoned Son——

Deng You is a native of the Jin Kingdom. Deng You's younger brother died very early, leaving behind a child, who was considered an orphan. In the midst of social unrest, the Hu people from the north invaded the capital and looted livestock.

Deng You fled with his wife and children. Having eaten up the food, the Hu people approached again. Deng You said to his wife

My younger brother died young, leaving only one orphan. Now if we run for our lives with two small children, we will all die. Why don't we leave our children behind and run away with our brother's orphans?

When his wife heard this, tears rained down. Deng You comforted her and said: "Don't cry, we are still young, and we will have children in the future."

It was a time of turmoil, with the Huns invading the capital and robbing cattle and horses. Deng You fled to another country with his wife and children. The food was almost finished, and the Huns approached again.

Why don't we abandon our children and flee with the remnants of [my brother's son]." When his wife heard this, tears rained down. Deng You comforted her and said

Don't cry, we're still young, and we'll have children in the future. And his wife listened to him.

The original text of "Deng You's Abandoned Son and Nephew".Deng You, Jin people also. There is a younger brother who died early, and there is only one son, who is called a remnant. At the time of turmoil, the Hu people invaded the capital and plundered cattle and horses.

Deng Youxi's wife died. After eating out, the thief forced him again, and said to his wife: "My brother died early, but there are remnants."

Now bear two sons, and die. If you abandon your own children, you will go away with your remnants. "My wife wept like rain.

He said: "Don't cry, my generation is still strong, and I should have children in the future." "The wife obeyed.

The Chinese translation of Deng You's abandoned son and nephew is as follows:

Deng You is a native of the Jin Kingdom. [His] brother died very young, leaving only one child, whose name was Remnant. It was a time of turmoil, with the Huns invading the capital and robbing cattle and horses.

Deng You fled to another country with his wife and children. The food was almost finished, and the Huns approached again. Deng You said to his wife

My brother died young, and there were only remnants.

Now if we run for our lives with two small children, we will all die. Let's drop our children and run away with the remnants of [my brother's son]." When his wife heard this, tears rained down.

Deng You comforted her and said, "Don't cry, we are still young, and we will definitely have children in the future." And his wife listened to him.

It is rumored that Deng Yu of the Jin Dynasty was the Taishou of Wu County (now Suzhou), an honest official who loved the people like a son. In the eighth year of Yongjia, the eight kings made a rebellion, the soldiers were in trouble, the people were miserable, after the election, Wu County was lost, the people rushed to flee for their lives, Deng You was too guarded, because the government was scattered, and there were no relatives, so he had to pick his own young son and his brother and sister-in-law's widow Suijing, fled south on foot, and to the shore of Surabaya, and was chasing by the Shile rebels. After pondering with his two children, Deng Yu resolutely abandoned his own children on the side of the road and continued to flee south with his wife and nephew.

After Surabaya, but was chased by the rebels, Shi Le raised his knife to kill Deng You, Deng You told that he fled south, and his own son could not be protected, and now he begged Shi Le to only kill his husband and wife, save the life of his nephew, and survive the life of his dead brother. Shi Le heard that Deng Yu abandoned his son to protect his nephew, and the righteousness was admirable, and he was very moved, so he decided to let him escape, and he was afraid that the three people would have accidents in the road, so he picked down the cattails and mugwort branches on the side of the road, inserted them into the three people, and passed down the military order: "If you meet someone who inserts a mugwort stick, it is a benevolent and righteous person, and it is not allowed to kill indiscriminately!"

> 5 May, Deng You and the other three finally fled to the Ninghua Fossil Wall Cave in Fujian, which was a transfer station for those from the south of the Central Plains. Seeing that the pursuers were coming, and the people here would become unjust ghosts, he remembered the military order passed down by Shi Le: he hurriedly asked every household to insert calamus and mugwort branches on the door.

When the pursuers arrived here, they saw that every household had a pu mugwort branch, and the military order was like a mountain, and they did not dare to kill indiscriminately, so they raised him to go.

In the future, these people migrated to southern Fujian and various parts of Taiwan. In order to thank Deng Yu for saving his life, he inserted this as a commemoration every Dragon Boat Festival, or pasted a couplet: "Jupu drives away evil and welcomes auspicious celebrations, and mugwort leaves avoid evil and keep safe." "

The Chinese translation of Deng You's abandoned son and nephew is as follows:

Deng You is a native of the Jin Kingdom. His younger brother died at an early age, leaving only one child, whose name was Remnant. At that time, there was a foreign invasion, and the Huns invaded the capital and robbed cattle and horses. Deng You fled with his wife and children. The food was almost finished, and the Huns approached again.

Let's abandon our children and flee with the remnants of [my brother's son]." When his wife heard this, tears rained down.

Deng You comforted her and said: "Don't cry, we are still young, and we will definitely have children in the future." And his wife listened to him.

Appreciation of "Deng You's Abandoned Son and Nephew".

Deng You abandoned his son for the sake of his nephew, which seems unbelievable today. But under the moral norms at that time, Deng You thought it was the right choice, because he had already agreed to his brother's request. Deng You believes that "righteousness" is above all else, even life.

In traditional Chinese culture, "yi" refers to morality, that is, the behavior is just or in accordance with moral norms. "Righteousness" is a kind of moral cultivation and personality realm that the ancients attached great importance to. Of course, "outcasts and nephews" are no longer in line with the values of today's society, but it is still very necessary to abide by social moral norms and improve personal morality.