First, the symbol of high power.
Grab the bull by the ear:
The ancient governors held an alliance meeting and made a Covenant, asking everyone to taste some blood. The person who presided over the alliance meeting personally cut off the cow's ear to take blood and drink it or put it on his lips to show sincerity, so he used "holding the cow's ear" as the leader of the alliance. Later, it refers to being in a leading position in a certain aspect.
Source:
"Zuo Zhuan's seventeen years of mourning for the public": "Who is the leader of the vassal alliance? (Interpretation: Governor's Union, who should be in a humble position to actually prepare for action? ) "At that time, when the governors of various countries entered into a Covenant, they all held a ceremony of" blood for alliance ". First, cut off the cow's ear and take blood, and put it on a pearl plate, which is held by the main ally. At that time, it was called "Petunia Ear". It means leadership, power and influence.
Second, the symbol of wealth.
God cow drowned gold:
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a farmer led a red bull across the river. The boat sailed to the middle of the river, and cows piled up dung on the boat. The farmer said to the ferryman, this is a gift for you. Hearing this, the ferryman was very angry. The farmer and the red bull were sent away, and the ferryman was about to clean up the cow dung when he suddenly found that the cow dung had turned into gold.
Third, the symbol that parents love their children.
Source:
Biography of Yang Biao in the Later Han Dynasty: "Zixiu was killed by Cao Cao. Cao Cao saw his watch and asked, "Why is Gong thin?" Yes, he said,' I am ashamed of my foresight, but I still cherish the love between the old cow and the calf. "
Interpretation:? After Yang Xiu's death, Yang Biao, Yang Xiu's father, was very sad. He became more and more haggard because he missed his son. Cao Cao asked him, "Why is Yang Gong so thin?" Yang Biao sighed and said, "I'm ashamed. I don't have the foresight like Jin Ridi. Now I still have the heart to love my son like an old cow licking his own child." .
Fourth, the symbol of poverty.
Source:
Hanshu. Wang: "At the beginning, Zhang studied Chang 'an for all the students in the world and lived alone with his wife. Zhang is sick, has no quilt, and lies in the cow's clothes with his wife, sobbing. "
Explanation:
Zhang Wang studied for all the students in Chang 'an, but he was sick, lying in his cow clothes and sobbing goodbye to his wife. Later, he used words such as "Cowboy crying, Cowboy crying at night, Cowboy quilt, King Zhang quilt, Cowboy lying, Cowboy sleeping, Cowboy hugging, Cowboy crying, Cowboy crying" to describe the poverty of husband and wife, or to describe the miserable state of poor people living in poverty.
Fifth, the symbol of dedication.
Source:
"Niu" is an allusion recorded in Zuo Zhuan's Six Years of Mourning for the Duke: Qi Jinggong had an illegitimate child named Cha, and Qi Jinggong loved him very much. On one occasion, Qi Jinggong was playing with tea, and Qi Jinggong, as the king of a country, was holding a rope in his mouth and let the tea lead him. Unexpectedly, my son accidentally fell and broke Qi Jinggong's teeth. Before his death, Qi Jinggong regarded tea as an emperor.
At that time, the original intention of "a willing cow" was to show the excessive love of parents for their children. Therefore, the original intention of "a willing ox" is to show parents' excessive love for their children. Lu Xun, a great writer, famously said, "bow down and be a willing ox", which sublimated and expanded the spirit of the willing ox. People use "willing cows" to describe those who are willing to serve the people and make selfless contributions.
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