Origin: According to "Master Zhuangzi", a skillful craftsman "plays a knife with the voice of nature" when he tries to solve cows for Wen, who greatly appreciates his skills. My expert explains Dao Yun like this: I have killed thousands of cows in my life, and now it is God's will to fool people, and I have never seen the whole cow. If I cut this cow, I can do it easily. So although it has been used for 19 years, its sharpness is still "as good as new". Later, it was often regarded as a typical example of magic.
The original text of My Skilled Master Helps Cattle
My expert is Wen Jie (1). My hands, shoulders, feet, knees (2), knives (3) and knives (4) are all alto. Dance in the mulberry forest (5) is the first encounter of the classic (6).
Wen said: "Hey (7), OK! So far (8)? "
My master drew a knife and said to him, "Those who are good at me, good at Taoism and high in skills (9). When the first minister solved the cow, he saw nothing but the cow. I haven't seen all the cows for three years. At this moment, I saw God instead of looking at him. Zhi Zhi is an official with a desire to do things (10). According to the laws of Heaven (1 1), we approved Daying (12) and Brother Dao (13) because they are (14). Skills and experience are not bad (15), but the situation is very bad (16)! Guo Liang changed his knife (17); Clans change knives for months (18) and fold (19). I worked with my sword for nineteen years and solved thousands of cows. If the blade is newly developed (20). That section has a notch (2 1), but the blade is not thick; Without thickness, there will be room for recovery (22), so if the blade is newly developed after 19 years. Although, as for the game (23), I think it is very difficult, but this is a warning (24), and it is too late to act now. The moving knife was solved when it was very young (25), such as the Soil Commission (26). Stand with a knife, look around for it, be full of ambition, and hide it with a good knife (27). "
Wen Huijun said, "It's great. I can keep healthy after listening to my words."
Explanation of words:
(1) Dong (robe) Ding: a famous chef. Ancient books in the pre-Qin period often put occupation before name. Text: Liang, also known as. Solution for cattle: Slaughter cattle, which means peeling and splitting the whole body of cattle.
(2) ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ ǐ 4
(3) Yi (Xu) Ran: Onomatopoeia, which describes the sound of separation of skin and bone. Ran Ran: There is a cloud in the classic interpretation, or there is no word "Ran Ran". There is no word "Ran" in this book, yes.
(4) Hubuhuo (Hubuhuo) Ran: Onomatopoeia words, which describe the sound of getting into the knife to solve the cow is louder than that.
(5) "Sanglin": the legendary musical title of King Shang Tang.
(6) The First Classic: a chapter in the legendary Yao song "Fairy Pool". Will: Syllables. The above two sentences are intertextual, that is, "it is a meeting suitable for mulberry trees, the first classic dance."
(7) Hee: interjection (or Hee: through "ah?" )。
(8) Cover: same as "bad"; That is, "he".
(9) propulsion: exceeding.
(10) official knowledge: this refers to the field of vision. Desire: refers to mental activity.
(1 1) Tian Li: refers to the natural texture of cattle.
(12) batch: crack down on splitting. But: the same gap.
(13) Tao: same as "guide", with. ψ (kǔan): the cavity of the joint.
(14) reason: according to. Of course: refers to the original structure of the cow body.
(15) Technical Classics: You also talk about meridians. Technology, according to the textual research of Yu Yue in Qing Dynasty, is a mistake of the word "branch" and refers to a branch. Meridian, meridian ken: flesh sticks to bone. Qi (green): the place where bones and muscles gather. The prepositional object is "unskilled and willing to work" and has never been tasted.
(16): the big bone of the thigh.
(17) Cutting: This refers to raw cutting and hard cutting.
(18) family: numerous, which means ordinary.
(19) Fold: break the bone with a knife.
(20) hair: out. Xi (punishment xǐng): whetstone.
Section (2 1): joint. Gap: gap.
(22) restored: generous appearance.
(23) home: refers to the intersection of bones and muscles.
I feel horrible. However, I look very alert.
(25) Yi (zhè zhe): same as "zi". Yiran: Describe the separation of cattle and flesh.
(26) Entrusted land: scattered on the ground.
(27) Good knife: clean the knife.
(28) Health care: refers to the way of health care.
This fable is selected from Zhuangzi? Inside? The main idea of health care is to clarify "health care". Explain that things in the world are complicated. As long as you practice repeatedly and master its objective laws, you can solve it easily, freely and easily.
The article narrates and discusses alternately, with distinct levels. When writing about slaughtering cattle, the movements are beautiful and the skills are superb; After success, the ambition, lofty sentiments, lifelike and fascinating. The language is vivid and vivid, and the idioms of "arrogance", "freedom" and "complacency" all come from this article.
Translation of My Skillful Hands Helping Cattle
There is a chef named Ding who specializes in slaughtering cattle. Wherever his hands touch, his shoulders rest, his feet step on, and his knees stand, he makes a sound of separation of flesh and blood, and the knife goes in, making a louder noise. All these sounds are not out of tune. In tune with the dance rhythm accompanied by Sang Lin and Jing Shou.
Liang said, "Hey! All right! How can your technology be so clever? "
My master put down the knife and replied, "I am exploring the law of things, which has surpassed the pursuit of cattle slaughter technology." When I first started slaughtering cattle, I only saw the whole cow (I don't know the structure of the cow). After three years, I will never see the whole cow again. Now, when the lieutenants slaughter cattle, they only need to touch the body of the cattle with their minds, without looking at it with their eyes, just as the sensory organs stop moving and are moving with their mental will. Along the grain structure of cattle, splitting the big gap between bones and muscles, and making knives along the holes between joints are all along the original structure of cattle. The knife for slaughtering cattle has never touched the place where the meridians are connected, nor has it touched the place where the muscles attached to the bones gather, let alone the big bones in the thighs. Skilled chefs change a knife every year because they use it to cut meat. Ordinary chefs change a knife every month because it is used to cut bones. Now the servant's knife has been used for 19 years, killing thousands of cows, but the blade looks like it has just been ground from the grindstone. There are cracks in the joints of cattle, but the blade is not thick. If you use such a thin blade to pierce a seam with a gap, you must be generous and have room to operate the blade. Therefore, after using 19 years, the blade still looks like it has just been ground from the grindstone. Even so, every time I meet a place where bones and muscles are intertwined, I am afraid and cautious when I see that it is difficult to get a knife, my eyes are focused and my movements are slow. The knife moved gently, and the flesh and blood separated with a crash, like a pile of mud scattered on the ground. I stood there, knife in hand, looking around proudly for this success, looking carefree and satisfied. Wipe the knife clean and put it away. "
Liang said, "Good! I listened to my words and learned the way of keeping in good health.
Skilled workers understand the practical significance of cattle.
It is said that life is complicated, so there are many works on the market to guide how to live scientifically and artistically, but in fact, the instructors still feel complicated after reading it, because the cases of life have changed too much.
Some people think life is simple, but they think life is complicated because they want it. As long as they are not complicated, there is not so much burden in their minds. As long as it is not complicated, others generally disdain to wrestle with simple people. But this almost soon proved to be a fable, because the present society itself is not a simple society.
Think about how to become an expert. Cows are undoubtedly very complicated. How can we understand a cow? Why can I go down with a knife and put it in place easily and simply? What is the reason? Because we have mastered its mechanism. Cattle and cattle are different, of course, but the mechanism is the same regardless of China cattle and American cattle; Everyone's life also has its own characteristics, and the basic principles are similar. Because I am familiar with the mechanism of cattle, I naturally know where to operate. So is life. If we can thoroughly understand and understand the truth of life and find out the rules, we can achieve the goal of having cows but not cows, just like my skilled workers, and we can simplify the complex and really relax.
The moral of this passage is as follows:
Zhuangzi believes that human life is limited and knowledge is infinite. It is a dangerous thing if we pursue endless knowledge with limited life.