Carve on gunwale of a moving boat：
Kezhouqiujian, is a fable about the evolution of the idiom. From "LvShiChunQiu, review this article": "Chu Shejiang, his sword fell into the water from the boat, the boat caught Qi said:" this is where my sword fell off. " The boat stops. The figurative person's eye does not synchronize with the development and change of the objective world, and does not know how to deal with the problem according to the actual situation. It is also a metaphor that is rigid and unflexible.

The story is that a mark is easy to salvage the sword, but it is not wrong, but the mark is carved on the moving ship. Is that no sign of no sign? This story is a wonderful irony for those who are rigid and conservative, and can't see the development and change of things. The story tells us that we can not do things only by subjective desire, not for granted, and should be handled flexibly according to the change of the objective situation. (excerpt from the ancient Chinese fable).

The original Fable:
Kezhouqiujian comics (2) kezhouqiujian [1] (Warring States Chu) involving the River II, his sword fell into the water from the boat, suddenly the deed of 4 (J Q connected.) the boat, said: "I (w case) sword fell off." The boat stops from the person in which the boat enters the water. The boat has been go (Y from 6), and the sword and the sword if not, for it, or not? - (from "LvShiChunQiu" review this.) the Chu has a crossing, his sword fell into the water from a boat, he carved a mark kezhouqiujian comic, said immediately on the edge of the boat: "this is where my sword fell off." The ship stopped. (the Chu man) went into the water to find the sword from the place where he was marked. The ship has moved forward, but the sword will not go along with the ship. Is it not so confused to find a sword like this? Word notes 1. 2. The symbol of the postposition of the attributive. 3, suddenly (J: immediately connected) in a hurry. 4, Qi (Q.): sculpture. 5, it is: the demonstrative pronoun, here. 6, my sword: my sword. 7, from the fall: (sword) fall down. It is used to cancel the independence of the sentence. "The" ingredients "from which a predicate noun" fall ", the extraction from fall" premises, shall be:.8. 9, if: like. 10, this: so. 11, not also confused: is not very confused? Bewildered, confused, confused. "Not also..." is a euphemistic rhetorical sentence. 12, line: < verb > run. "Kezhouqiujian": "the boat is right, but not the sword." 13, it refers to the "sword". 14, fall: fall. 15, seek: search. 16. (its sword falls from the boat in water) 17. boats stop: stop. [1]

A brief introduction to the author:
"Lushih chunchiu" is an ancient encyclopedia edited by Qin Prime Minister Lu Buwei like masterpiece, eight, six, twelve on the table about two hundred thousand Yan Ji. "LvShiChunQiu", is the end of the Warring States period (BC 239 years before and after the Prime Minister Lu Buwei) Qin organized his retainers who collectively compiled (Confucianism, Tao, eclectic method etc.) works, also known as "Lu Lan". The book is divided into twelve, eight, six of the exhibition period, a total of twelve volumes, one hundred and sixty papers, two words. I think, including everything from ancient to modern times of the affair, so called "Lushih chunchiu". Lubuwei (292 - 235 BC), Jiang, Wei Lu, a. The late Warring States period, the famous businessman, politician, thinker, he served as Prime Minister of Qin, Wei Puyang (now Henan province in southwest Puyang county) people. 251 years ago, Qin Zhaoxiang Wang Yingji Hong, Prince An Guojun to the throne, as king Qin Xiaowen, made a year and died, crown prince Ying son Chu king, which became the king of Qin, 249 years ago to Wei for his letter Wenxinhou, Shi Yi Henan Luoyang one hundred thousand households, 3000 people under the door hanger, Zhuang people. Zhuang Xiang Wang died, Prince Zheng young king, two phase state, known as "Uncle" autarchy. The life eaters, "Lushih chunchiu", also known as "Lu Lan". There are eight, six, twelve century theory laid a total of more than 20 million words, the confluence of the pre Qin factions doctrine, "and the name, and law", it is known as "zajia". The day of the book is suspended in the country, claiming that the person who can change a word is rewarded with a thousand gold. This is the "A single word of gold". The ruling was taken weeks, the land of Zhao Zhuwei, Li, Taiyuan, Sanchuanhe ITA, has made a significant contribution to the cause of the annexation of the six countries of Qin dynasty. After the group Laoai rebellion thing implicated, are exempt from state phase positions, in Henan. Soon, the family moved to report Qinwang Zheng Shu, Lu Buwei fear to punish, but died of poison. (from "historical records of two biographies").

Idiom usage:
General metaphor to dogma, stick method, stubborn not adaptable people. It contains more derogatory meanings.

Allusion:
In the Warring States period by the two organizations in his compilation "LvShiChunQiu, review this" (also known as the "Lv" on the contents of the book are complex, including the theory of Confucianism, Taoism is divided into eight, six, twelve on the table.) (Cao Xueqin "a dream of Red Mansions" 120th) like you so it is the most influential one, kezhouqiujian! Mao Dun "to Chen Yuqing": "some people have proposed a new explanation, a bite, cover two words, in the reverse, seems to have become the trend, but also ironic."

Idiom story:
During the Warring States period, there was a Chu man who was very rigid in his work. How did he write in books? He even learned how others did things. He also learned how to do it. [2] once, kezhouqiujian after he saw a woodcutter in the forest, wood. Suddenly, the woodcutter was careless. The axe flew off his hand and fell into the valley. The woodcutter made an unhurried place where the axe had fallen.