It is a metaphor for people to wait for good opportunities and let them serve the world.

The Analects of Zi Han.

Later, it was also used to describe goods waiting for buyers to pay a high price.

Zi Gong, the source of The Analects of Confucius Zi Han, said: "Si has beautiful jade, which is1> And hide? Seek goodness for goodness 2> and sell it? Confucius said, "Selling 3> is right! Sell it! My treat, Jia 4> and. 」

[Note] (1): The sound of ㄩㄣㄉㄨ is stored in the transaction box.

2 Jia: sound, pass "price".

(3) sell: sound, buy.

(4) Waiting for Jia: Waiting for a high price to sell.

Metaphor waiting for the opportunity to be an official.

Jia, with a loud voice, handed over the "price".

The allusion explains "sell a price" and the original text "sell a good price".

Zi Gong was one of many disciples of Confucius, a patriot in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was good at business and had excellent eloquence.

He always felt that his teacher was knowledgeable and brilliant, so it was a pity that he was buried. He should take refuge in a wise monarch to show his talent.

So he asked Confucius, "Here is a beautiful jade. Do you think you should find a wooden box to collect it or sell it at a good price? " As soon as Confucius heard it, he understood the meaning of Zigong. He replied, "Sell it! Sell it! I am waiting for someone to pay a high price! In this dialogue between teachers and students, Confucius, who has no talent, is compared to beautiful jade, and the expected sage monarch is compared to a good businessman who knows goods.

Confucius spent thirteen years traveling around the world in order to find someone who was willing to pay a high price. It was not until he was sixty-eight years old that he gave up hope and returned to his hometown to devote himself to the collation of ancient books.

Later, the idiom "equivalent sale" evolved from here to describe people waiting for opportunities to be used by the world.

Later, it was also used to describe the goods waiting for the buyer to bid.

Documentary evidence 0 1. Song. Shi Yang: "The public talks about the waste, and private businessmen do it. They sell it at a price, but Gu Liancheng doesn't sell it. 」

02. Wei Ming Min Feng's Correct and Beautiful. "Not seeking fame" set: "Not seeking fame, not seeking truth, not waiting for price. 」

03. Ming Li Zhi "continue to burn books. Volume one. Use Jiao Wei's "The Queen Taishi": "There is no hero in the world who is equivalent and unwilling to sell. 」

04. Qing Li Boyuan's Notes on the South Pavilion (Volume 100): "On New Year's Eve, (Wu Dayou) suddenly wrote several pairs of Spring Festival couplets for sale. 」

Instruction 1. Semantic description means that people wait for good opportunities and take advantage of them.

Usage categories are used in the expression "treat people with appreciation".

Example: < 0 1 > Every fresh person in the society is equal in value, hoping to find a good job.

& lt02 & gt I don't think he really lives in seclusion, but he is waiting for a price, hoping someone can appreciate him.

& lt03 & gt She can't always think that she is somewhat beautiful, so she is waiting for the price, because youth passes away quickly.

Second, semantic description is a metaphor for goods waiting for buyers to bid.

Usage categories are used in the word "sell".

Example: < 0 1 > These are all agricultural products to be marketed.

& lt02 & gt These antiques are priceless. How can they be sold at a high price? & lt03 & gt As soon as the ship enters the port, the fish will be sent to the fish market for sale.

& lt04 & gt This newly discovered Picasso painting will be put up for public auction, which is considered to cause a bidding craze.

Synonym: equivalent Tibetan pearls, equivalent.

Antonym: Identify reference words and sell them at a good price.