Tongue-tied (pinyin: zhāng kǒu Jie shé) is an idiom derived from a historical story, and its related allusions originated from Zhuangzi Qiushui written by Zhuang Zhou during the Warring States Period. The original meaning of "tongue-tied" is that you can't speak with your mouth open; Describe fear, panic or inability to speak; Can be used as predicate, adverbial and complement in sentences; Also known as "tongue-tied"
Idiom story: During the Warring States Period, there was a famous scholar named Gongsun Long in Zhao State. Gong Sunlong studied in Wei in his early years, and the son of Wei appreciated his knowledge very much. Later, I changed to Zhuangzi's theory and realized that there is no limit to learning. One day, Gong Sunlong met Mou Wei again and said: I was smart and knowledgeable since I was a child, and I can confuse hundreds of scholars and make many eloquent people argue.
Now, after listening to Zhuangzi's speech, I am at a loss. I don't know whether my argument is inferior to his or my knowledge is inferior to his. Mou Wei sighed deeply at the console table, told him the story of "frog in the well", and then said, "Your intelligence is not familiar with the boundary between right and wrong, so it's like letting mosquitoes carry mountains." .
It must be incompetent to drive Ma Xuan into the river. Besides, your wisdom is not enough to understand and discuss those mysterious remarks, but to be satisfied with the temporary victory in the dispute between words and tongues. Isn't this a frog in the well? In addition, Zhuangzi's theory is profound.
You want to experience profound knowledge with superficial and limited knowledge and experience, just like observing the sky with a bamboo tube and exploring the earth with an awl. How can you understand the vastness of heaven and earth? After listening to Mou Wei's words, Gong Sunlong could not speak with his mouth open, and then ran away in a hurry.
Idiom moral:
In Mou Wei's eyes, Zhuangzi's theory is like a mountain, while GongSunLong's theory is just a speck of dust. MouWei first defected to GongSunLong, and then came into contact with Zhuangzi's theory, only to know the profoundness of Zhuangzi's theory.
Although Gong Sunlong is eloquent, the world is big and there is a sky behind it. He can only win people's mouths but not their hearts. Therefore, compared with Zhuangzi's profound and broad-minded remarks, Gong Sunlong's eloquence is just a skill of carving insects. Therefore, it is impossible to win people by words alone, and it is only by reasoning that people can be convinced.