The braying of donkeys and the barking of
dogs.(驢鳴狗吠)
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties
period in China, the Southern Liang Kingdom had a famous minister and writer
named Yu Xin. His story is recorded in history books.
Following the end of the Jin dynasty, China
descended into a prolonged period of chaos.
From 439 to 581 AD, five dynasties passed
through northern China: the Northern Wei, the Eastern Wei, the Western Wei, the
Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou.
Meanwhile, from 420 to 589 AD, four
dynasties passed through southern China: the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Southern
Liang and Southern Chen.
Yu Xin lived during this chaotic era.
A minister of the Southern Liang Kingdom,
he was assigned as an ambassador to the Western Wei Kingdom.
In 554 AD, the Western Wei launched an
attack on the Southern Liang. Following a series of victories, the Western Wei
army captured the Southern Liang capital that winter.
Following the fall of the Southern Liang
Kingdom, Yu Xin was forced to remain in the Western Wei Kingdom.
He was also a renowned writer of the time.
Rather than killing him, the Western Wei king appointed him to the central
government.
He remained in northern China until his
death.
When he first arrived in the Western Wei
Kingdom, many northern writers and intellectuals looked down on him, but he
paid no mind.
One day, he presented an exceptionally
well-written essay that he had written. With it, he earned the respect and
attention of all southern writers and intellectuals.
When asked what he thought of northern
Chinese writers, he responded: 'Among northern Chinese writers, only the works
of Wen Zisheng are comparable to mine.' The works of two other writers, Xue
Daoheng and Lu Sidao, are worth reading.' Having read the works of all the
other so-called writers, I feel as though I am hearing the braying of a donkey
and a dog simultaneously; it is extremely uncomfortable. Reading these works
gives me that feeling.
This idiom literally refers to the sound
made by a donkey and a dog.
It is used to describe someone who writes
very badly.
Dear friends, what insights or thoughts
have you gained from this story?
Whose writing has disturbed you the most?
How do you react when you are belittled?
I hope this story will provide you with
some new insights.
驢鳴狗吠(The braying of donkeys and the
barking of dogs.)
中國的南北王朝時代，南梁王國有一個著名的大臣，他也是一個著名的文學家，他的名字叫做庾信，歷史書上記載了一個他的故事。
中國的晉王朝結束之後，中國陷入一段長時間的混亂狀態。
西元439年到西元581年，這段期間內中國的北方更換了五個王朝。這五個王朝的名字依序是北魏王朝、東魏王朝、西魏王朝、北齊王朝和北周王朝。
西元420年到西元589年，這段期間內中國的南方更換了四個王朝，這四個王朝的名字依序是劉宋王朝、南齊王朝、南梁王朝與南陳王朝。
庾信就生活在這個混亂的年代。
他是南梁王國的大臣，他被派任前往西魏王國擔任大使。
西元554年，西魏王國發動軍隊攻打南梁王國。
西魏王國的軍隊在經過連續多次的勝利後，西魏王國的軍隊在這一年的冬天攻下了南梁王國的首都。
在南梁王國滅亡後，庾信被迫留在西魏王國。
庾信同時也是當時的一個很著名的文學家，西魏王國的國王沒有殺了庾信，相反的，西魏王國的國王讓庾信進入西魏王國的中央政府內擔任官員。
庾信後來就一直留在中國北方直到他離世。
他剛到西魏王國的時候，他受到很多北方的文學家與知識份子的輕視，但是他毫不在意。
有一次機會，他拿出自已寫的一篇文章，這篇文章寫得非常的好，他憑藉這篇文章在贏得了所有南方的文學家與知識分子的尊敬與重視。
有人問他對中國北方的文學家們的評價，他回答。
北方的文學家中，只有(溫子升)的作品我認為可以跟我相比較，另外兩個名字叫做(薛道衡)與(盧思道)的文學家的作品還可以一讀。另外所有的所謂的文學家們的作品，我閱讀後的感覺就像是我同時聽到驢子與狗的叫聲時、我的耳朵感覺非常不舒服，這些作品讀起來就是令我有這種感覺。
這句成語直接翻譯的意思是驢子與狗的叫聲。
這句成語被用來形容一個人的文章寫得非常得不好。
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。
你曾經讀過最令你覺得不舒服的文章是誰寫的呢?當你受到別人輕視時，你會怎樣反應呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為朝野僉載-卷6
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