The story of an expert in understanding cows: Zhuang Zhou, a representative of Taoism in the Warring States Period, told a story: A chef slaughtered cows for Liang Huiwang. His skill in slaughtering cows was very skillful, and the knife moved flexibly in the cracks of cattle bones without any obstacles, and it was very rhythmic. Liang Huiwang was stunned and praised his superb skills. The chef said that he had known cows for 19 years and fully understood their structure.

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The idiom "well-known people" is finely cut meat; Roast is barbecue. Popular, originally refers to the food that everyone likes to eat, and is often used to describe things that everyone praises and poems that are recited.

This idiom comes from Mencius. With all my heart, Ceng Zhe loves sheep dates, but Ceng Zi can't bear to eat them. Gong Sunchou asked, "Which is more beautiful?" Mencius said, "It's awesome!" Sun Chou said, "But why does Ceng Zi eat mutton and jujube?" He said, "The sheep and jujube are unique. Anonymous surnames, surnames are the same, and names are unique. "

In the Spring and Autumn Period, there were two men, father and son, who were both disciples of Confucius. Father Ceng Zhe loves to eat sheep dates (a kind of wild fruit, commonly called milk persimmon); Son Zeng Shen was a dutiful son. After his father died, he couldn't bear to eat sheep dates. This incident was greatly praised by Confucian children at that time.

In the Warring States Period, Mencius' disciple Gong Sunchou couldn't understand this matter, so he asked his teacher Mencius for advice. Gong Sunchou asked, "Teacher, which is more delicious?"

"It's delicious, of course. There's no one who doesn't like it!" Gong Sunchou asked again, "Since it is delicious, Zeng Shen and his father also like it? Then why did Zeng Shen not give up eating sauteed food, but only eating sheep dates? "

Mencius replied, "Braised pork is a favorite of everyone; Although the taste of mutton jujube is not as good as braised jujube, it is Ceng Zhe's favorite food. Therefore, Zeng Shen only gave up eating sheep dates. It's like being afraid to call your elders by their first names and not by their surnames. The surnames are the same, but the names are unique to you. "

Mencius' words made Gongsun Chou understand the truth. Later, people derived the idiom "popular" from Mencius' saying "popular, the same". Used to describe things that everyone praises and poems that are recited.