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Feb 10, 2017 2 min

河清难俟

from 成语典故

河清难俟 【释义】河:黄河;俟:等待。古人以为黄河千年一清。河清难俟比喻时间太长,难以等待。 【出处】春秋·左丘明《左传·襄公八年》 春秋时,楚晋两国都很强盛,郑国是一个小国,却夹在楚、晋之间,只能采取左右逢迎的政策。有一次,郑国公子子国和子耳兴兵侵入蔡国,打了一次大胜仗,子国的儿子子产很不以为然,深恐楚国会来讨伐(因为蔡国是臣属楚国的)。 那年楚庄王果然派他儿子公子贞率兵来攻,郑国的当权者子驷、子国等不知所措,有的主张降楚,有的主张等待晋国来援。 子驷说:“我记得周诗中有几句诗,‘俟河之清(比喻晋兵来救),人寿几何?’现在楚兵压境,人民的生命处在危急中,不如暂时顺从楚国,让郑国的老百姓松口气,不要死在战争里……” 郑国终于自甘丧权辱国,向楚投降。此后,人们便将子驷所引的周诗中的两句“俟河之清,人寿几何”引申成“河清难俟”这句成语。

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