Pig eats fried liver, and the next sentence in the two-part allegorical saying is self-mutilation.

Pig Bajie is a famous image in China traditional culture. He is a pig demon in The Journey to the West. He is greedy, lazy and lustful, but he also has a kind and upright side. Fried liver is a traditional snack in China, which is made of pig's large intestine and liver. It tastes delicious, but it is a common food for monsters like Pig Bajie.

In this two-part allegorical saying, self-mutilation of flesh and blood and self-mutilation of bones are homophonic, which means that Pig Bajie is cruelly hurting his own body while enjoying delicious food.

this two-part allegorical saying has two meanings. On the one hand, it uses the image of Pig Bajie to laugh at those who blindly pursue food regardless of their own health. On the other hand, it also satirizes those who do whatever it takes to hurt themselves and those around them for profit. In this sense, this two-part allegorical saying also reflects the thought of self-love, self-control and self-discipline emphasized in China's traditional culture.

Origin of two-part allegorical saying:

Two-part allegorical saying is a language expression with unique forms and characteristics, which reflects the wisdom and sense of humor of China people. Two-part allegorical sayings are generally composed of two parts. The first part is an image metaphor, like a riddle, and the second part is an explanation and explanation, like a riddle, which is very natural and appropriate. In a certain language environment, it is usually said that the first half, the second half, you can understand and guess its original intention, so it is called two-part allegorical saying.

The name Xiehou first appeared in the Tang Dynasty. The so-called "Wu Xie Hou Ti" (a kind of poetry after Xie Ti) has been mentioned in the Biography of Zheng Gui in the Old Tang Dynasty. However, as a language form and phenomenon, it appeared as far back as the pre-Qin period. For example, The Warring States Policy Chu Ce IV: It's never too late to mend. That is to say, it is not too late to repair the sheepfold after losing the sheep. This is the form of two-part allegorical saying that we see today.

Two-part allegorical saying is a very popular language form in China culture, which has a strong folk color and life flavor. Two-part allegorical sayings are short, humorous and vivid, and often express a kind of irony, ridicule or ridicule through figurative metaphors and clever language games.