Translation of "Zhuang Zhou's Millet":

Zhuang Zhou's family was poor, so he went to borrow grain from the Marquis of Hejian. The Marquis of Hejian agreed, "Okay. I will get the tax from the fief, and I will lend you three hundred gold after I get it, okay?" After hearing this, Zhuang Zhou became so angry that he changed his face and said : "I came yesterday and there was a sound of shouting on the road. I looked back and saw that there was a carp in the traces left by the wheels.

I asked him: 'Current' "Come on! What do you do?" He replied, "I am a fish in the waves of the East China Sea. Can you give me a bucket of water?" I said, "Okay, I will go to the south to persuade Wu." King of Yue, will you bring the water of the Xijiang River to greet you?'

Fang Yu's face changed with anger and said: 'I have lost my normal environment, I have no place to live, as long as I can You can survive with a bucket or a liter of water. You might as well go to the market selling dried fish and find me early.”

Zhuang Zhou. Borrowing Li comes from Zhuangzi's "Zhuangzi Foreign Things", which mainly tells the story of Zhuangzhou borrowing grain from the Marquis of Hejian because his family was poor. It satirizes actions that are unrealistic and hypocrites who pretend to be generous, revealing a simple truth - when others are in difficulty, you must sincerely do your best to help, and you must not just talk big words and write empty promises.

People who talk empty talk and lies are not worth making friends with. It is a common sense of life that distant water cannot quench near thirst. Unrealistic ideas are all empty fantasies, and they can only delay the opportunity.

Extended information

Zhuang Zhou, also known as Zhuangzi, was a thinker, philosopher and writer in the middle of the Warring States Period. His surname is Zhuang and his given name is Zhou. He is from Meng in the Song Dynasty. His ancestor is Song Daigong, the monarch of the Song Dynasty. He was a representative figure of the Taoist school after Laozi during the Warring States Period, and founded Zhuangxue, an important philosophical school in China. Together with Laozi, they are called Laozhuang.

Zhuangzi refused to be hired by King Wei of Chu because he advocated freedom. He only served as a local Qiyuan official in the Song Dynasty. He was known as the "Proud Qiyuan Official" in history and was hailed as a model for local officials. The idea of ??"inner sage and outer king" that he first proposed had a profound influence on Confucianism. He had an insight into the theory of changes and pointed out that "the book of changes talks about yin and yang". His "Three Sounds" thought is consistent with the Three Talents in the Book of Changes.

Zhuangzi has an extremely rich imagination, uses language freely and flexibly, and can explain some subtle and unspeakable philosophies in a fascinating way. His representative work is "Zhuangzi", among which famous articles include "Xiaoyaoyou", "Equality of Things", etc.

His works are called "philosophy of literature, literature of philosophy". It is said that Zhuangzi once again lived in seclusion in Nanhua Mountain. Therefore, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was granted the title of Nanhua Zhenren by imperial edict, and his book "Zhuangzi" was called "Nanhua Zhenjing".