Pronunciation: [dān shí hú jiāng]
Usage as object and adverbial; Often used with "welcome".
For example, the victorious soldiers are displayed on the river, and the natives eat kettle pulp to meet the enemy. Ming Luo Guanzhong's Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the 31st time.
Extended data
Idiom story
During the Warring States period, there were disputes among seven countries, and wars often occurred between countries. In 3 13 BC, the prince of Yan handed over the state administration of Yan to Xiangguozi. The general and the prince were equally dissatisfied and wanted to kill him.
Zi zhi led the army to counterattack, killed Zi Bei and made peace with the prince, and the Yan state was in chaos, which brought profound disasters to the people. Therefore, the Qi army took advantage of this favorable opportunity to win the support of the people of Yan. It took only 50 days to defeat Yan's army and seize most of Yan's territory.
Qi Xuanwang was very proud and wanted to take this opportunity to completely occupy Yan, so he said to Mencius:
"Some people advised me to occupy the State of Yan, while others disagreed. I think Yan is not weaker than us. We won in such a short time. It is impossible to rely on human strength alone. I'm afraid this is providence!
It seems that providence wants us to annex Yan. If we don't do this, I'm afraid God will punish us with disaster. I think it's better to completely occupy Yan State. what do you think? "
Mencius listened and replied:
"Occupy or not, it depends on whether the people of Yan welcome us. If they welcome us, they can occupy it. The ancients did this, and the king of Wu destroyed the business. If the people of Yan do not welcome us, it cannot be occupied. The ancients did the same thing, which is the reason why the merchants did not die out.
Now, the people of Yan welcome Qi's army with food in baskets and drinks in jars. What other reasons can there be? I just want to end the hot days. If you occupy Yan State, make the water deeper and the fire hotter, people will escape this more painful life and stay away from you, so even if you occupy Yan State, it won't last long. "
The idiom "in hot water" is also derived from this story, which means that people's life is very painful and they can't live.