| 釋義 |
雄雞斷尾xióng jī duàn wěithe cock plucks out its tail lest it should be used as a victim-commit suicide in fear of being killed
? 賓孟適郊，見雄雞自斷其尾。問之，侍者曰：“自憚其犧也?！?《左傳·昭二十二年》)On one occasion Bin Meng had gone to the suburbs,where he saw a cock plucking out its tail.He asked what could be the meaning of such a thing,and his attendants said，“It is afraid for itself lest it should be used as a victim.” |