Idiom story-painting cakes to satisfy hunger:

During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a man named Lu Yu in the state of Wei. He was the youngest son of Lu Zhi, a famous minister in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Lu Yu is honest and knowledgeable, and Wei Wendi promoted him to assistant. After three years in office, Lu Yu gave many good suggestions to Wei Mingdi and Cao Rui. Wei Mingdi was not very happy at first, but later he was promoted to be an official department official.

Then, Wei Mingdi asked Lu Yu to recommend someone similar to himself to take over the position of waiter, and Lu Yu recommended Zheng Chong. Wei Mingdi said: I know Zheng Chong if you don't recommend him. Please re-elect someone I don't know. Lu Yu elected ruǎn (ru m 4 n) Wu and Sun yōnɡ (y not n ɡ). Later, Wei Wendi chose Sun Yong as his assistant.

On one occasion, Wei Mingdi said to Lu Yu, "Whether you get a man or not depends on Lusheng. Don't take fame and make a picturesque cake in the election, and don't swear (meaning: whether the country can get talented people depends on you. When selecting talents, don't just look at those who are famous. Fame is just like cakes painted on the ground, which can't be eaten).

Lu Yu replied, "You can't get really talented people by reputation, you can only find ordinary talents. I think a good way is to assess them to see if they are really talented. Now that the examination law has been abolished, it depends on the promotion or demotion of reputation, so it is difficult to distinguish between authenticity and falsehood. "

Wei Mingdi adopted Lu Yu's opinion, ordered the formulation of examination law, and employed talents by combining recommendation and examination, which was praised by people.

Later, "Don't make a cake with a picturesque name in the election, and don't spit it out." It is extended to the idiom "painting cakes to satisfy hunger".

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Explanation of words

Painting cakes with Chinese characters to satisfy hunger

Pronunciation huà bǐng chōng jī

Explanation to satisfy hunger: relieving hunger; Draw a cake to relieve hunger. Metaphor is empty in name and not practical, and it is also a metaphor for masturbating with fantasy.

The source is Jin Chenshou's biography of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu and Lu Yu: "Don't make a cake with a picturesque name in an election, and don't spit it out."

usage linkage; As subject, predicate and object; Metaphor is to comfort yourself or deceive others with fantasy.

The synonyms are looking for plums to quench thirst and pointing to geese as soup, which is of no help.

The antonym is worthy of the name

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