When this person dies, the Chinese Guqin
also dies.(人琴俱亡)
There was a famous person in the Jin
Dynasty of China. His name was Wang Huizhi. There is a story about him in
history books.
There were several famous families in the
Jin Dynasty. Among these families, the Wang family was the most powerful and
had the most famous people. He was a member of the Wang family.
His father was a very famous calligrapher
in Chinese history, and he and his brothers also learnt calligraphy from
childhood. He has six brothers and one sister, and among them he has the best
relationship with the youngest brother.
In 386 AD, his younger brother fell
seriously ill. As his brother's condition worsened by the day, he went to see a
master who was famous at the time and who knew various magic spells. He said to
the master
My brother is younger than me, he is
smarter and more talented than me, but he is sick and will probably die, and I
hope I can save him from dying. I have heard that you know a magic spell that
can transfer the rest of my life to my younger brother. I would like to ask you
to perform this magic spell for us.
The master looked at Wang Huizhi's face
carefully for several minutes, then shook his head and said to Wang Huizhi
I can perform this spell, but I cannot
transfer the rest of your life to your brother. Judging from your appearance, I
don't think you will survive this year.
After hearing the Master's words, he was
very shocked.
A few weeks later his brother passed away.
A week after his brother's death, his
family held a farewell ceremony for his brother. He did not cry during the
farewell ceremony, but his relatives and friends around him could feel his deep
sadness.
At the farewell ceremony, his family placed
a Chinese guqin, which was his brother's favourite instrument. When it was his
turn to pay his respects to his brother, he sat down in front of the Chinese
guqin, stretched out his fingers and plucked the strings. He wanted to play a
song to express his remembrance of his brother, but he was so emotional that he
did not finish the song smoothly.
He told his family and friends.
My brother died, so he can no longer speak,
and his Chinese guqin also died, so it can no longer make beautiful music.
He died more than a month after attending
his brother's funeral.
What the Master predicted came true.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that when this person dies, the Chinese guqin also dies.
This idiom is usually used to describe a
person's mood when seeing the relics of a deceased person, and is also used to
describe a person's sad mood when missing the deceased.
Dear friends, what are your feelings or
thoughts after listening to this story?
In this world, for whom are you willing to
sacrifice your life? Have you ever felt that you don't want to live because
someone has died?
I hope this story can give you some new insights.
人琴俱亡(When this person dies, the Chinese
Guqin also dies.)
中國著晉王朝有一個著名的名人，他的名字叫做王徽之，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
晉王朝有幾個著名的家族，這幾個家族中勢力最大而且名人最多的就是王氏家族，他就是王氏家族的成員之一。
他的父親是中國歷史上一個非常著名的書法家，他與他的兄弟們也都從小學習書法。他有六個兄弟與一個姊妹，這些兄弟姊妹中，他與年紀最小的那個弟弟的感情最好。
西元386年，那一年他的弟弟生了很嚴重的病，因為他的弟弟的病情一天比一天嚴重，所以去找了一個當時著名的擅長各種法術的大師，他對那個大師說。
我的弟弟比我年輕，他比我聰明而且比我更有才能，但是他生病了，他很可能會死，我希望可以讓他不要死。我聽說你會一種神奇的法術，這種法術就是可以將我所剩餘的生命轉移到我的弟弟身上，我想請你為我們施展這種神奇的法術。
這個大師仔細的看了王徽之的臉好幾分鐘，這個大師搖搖頭對王徽之說。
我會施行這種法術，但我無法將你所剩餘的生命轉移到你的弟弟身上。因為根據你的面相我認為你活不過今年。
他聽到這個大師的話後，他非常的震驚。
幾個禮拜後，他的弟弟過世了。
他的弟弟過世一個禮拜後，他的家人為他的弟弟舉辦了一場告別儀式。參加這場告別儀式時，他沒有哭，但是周圍的親友都可以感受到他深刻的悲傷。
在這場告別儀式的現場他的家人放了一把他的弟弟生前最喜歡的中國古琴。再輪到他表示對他的弟弟的哀悼時，他坐在這把中國古琴面前，他伸出手指撥動琴弦、他想要彈奏一首曲子表達自己對他的弟弟的懷念，他的情緒太激動了所以他沒有順利彈奏完成這首曲子。
他對他的親友們說。
我的弟弟死了所以無法再說話了，他的中國古琴也死了所以無法再發出美妙的音樂了。
參加完他的弟弟的喪禮的一個多月後他死了。
那個大師的預言成真。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是這個人死了這把中國古琴也死了。
這句成語通常被使用在一個人看到死者的遺物時的心情，也被用在形容一個人懷念死者的悲傷心情。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的感受或有怎樣的想法呢。
在這個世界上，你願意為誰付出你的生命呢?你有過因為某人的過世而產生不想活的念頭的經驗嗎?
我希望這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為晉書-卷80-王徽之傳
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