A person who cannot play (YU) mixes with many musicians and pretends to play (YU). (濫竽充數)
There was a famous thinker in China's Warring States period, his name was (Han Fei).
He recorded a story in a book he wrote.
The king of Qi Kingdom liked music very much.
The name of his favourite instrument is (yu).
The king hired many musicians who were good at playing the (yu).
These people formed a big band with a total of 300 people.
There was one person who couldn't play the (yu), but because the salaries of these musicians were very high, he found a way to join the big band.
Whenever the big band played, he would hold the (yu) and pretend to play it.
A few years later, the king died and his son became the new king.
The young king also liked the sound of the (yu).
But unlike his father, the young king liked to hear solos.
The young king asked 300 musicians to take turns playing.
When the man saw that his lie was about to be exposed, he quickly fled the capital of the Chu Kingdom.
The literal translation of this idiom is that a person who cannot play (YU) mixes with many musicians and pretends to play (YU).
This idiom is used to describe an incompetent person mixed in with a group of competent people.
This idiom is used to describe a worthless object mixed in with a pile of valuable objects.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts do you have after listening to this story?
Do you think you have enough skills and knowledge to face the rapidly changing modern environment? What skills would you like to strengthen?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
濫竽充數(A person who cannot play (YU) mixes
with many musicians and pretends to play (YU). (濫竽充數)
中國的戰國時代有一個著名的思想家，他的名字叫做(韓非)。
他在他寫的書中紀錄了一個故事。
齊王國的國王很喜歡音樂。
他最喜歡的樂器叫(竽)。
國王找了很多很會吹奏(竽)的樂手。
這些人組成了一支總共有300人的大樂隊。
有一個人他不會吹奏(竽)，但是因為這些樂手的薪水很高，所以他想辦法進入這個大樂隊中。
每次這個大樂隊表演的時候，他就拿著(竽)，假裝吹奏。
幾年後國王去世了，他的兒子繼任成為新的國王。
年輕的國王也喜歡(竽)的音色。
但是年輕的國王與他父親不一樣，他喜歡聽獨奏。
年輕的國王要求300個樂手們、一個個輪流吹奏。
這個人看到自已的謊言就要被拆穿，他便趕緊逃離楚王國的首都。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思一個不會吹(竽)的人，混雜於眾多的樂手中假裝自己已會吹(竽)。
這句成語被用來形容一個沒有能力的人混入一堆有能力的人之中。
這句成語被用來形容一個沒有價值的物品混入一堆有價值的物品之中。
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。
你覺得自己是否有足夠的能力與知識去面對現代這變化快速的環境嗎?你想要加強自己的何種能力嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為韓非子-內儲說上-55條
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