周瑜打黃蓋——一個願打,一個願挨
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Chinese[edit]
Zhou Yu | beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
Huang Gai | hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing |
beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing |
next to; suffer (hunger); endure next to; suffer (hunger); endure; drag out; delay; stall; play for time; lean to; in order; in sequence | ||||||
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trad. (周瑜打黃蓋——一個願打,一個願挨) | 周瑜 | 打 | 黃蓋 | —— | 一個 | 願 | 打 | , | 一個 | 願 | 挨 | |
simp. (周瑜打黄盖——一个愿打,一个愿挨) | 周瑜 | 打 | 黄盖 | —— | 一个 | 愿 | 打 | , | 一个 | 愿 | 挨 | |
alternative forms | 周瑜打黃蓋——一個願打,一個願捱/周瑜打黄盖——一个愿打,一个愿捱 | |||||||||||
Literally: “Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai ― one is willing to give a beating, and one is willing to take a beating”. |
Etymology[edit]
A xiehouyu from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Zhou Yu wanted Huang Gai, his subordinate, to pretend to defect to Cao Cao's side so that Huang Gai could gain Cao Cao's trust. This allowed Huang Gai to set fire to Cao Cao's fleet during the Battle of Red Cliffs, forcing Cao Cao to retreat. Zhou Yu had Huang Gai flogged in front of Cao Cao's spies so that they would not be suspicious.
Pronunciation[edit]
Idiom[edit]
周瑜打黃蓋——一個願打,一個願挨
- (literally) one is willing to give a beating, and one is willing to take a beating
- (figurative) both parties agree of free will, mutual consent; to willingly submit to something
- 最終的狀態就將是周瑜打黃蓋——一個願打一個願挨,大家一起參與,圖個輕鬆娛樂。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2006, 苗壮 (Miao Zhuang), 短信欺诈是周瑜打黄盖? (Are we willingly submitting ourselves to text message scams?)
- Zuìzhōng de zhuàngtài jiù jiāng shì Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài — yīgè yuàn dǎ yīgè yuàn ái, dàjiā yīqǐ cānyù, tú ge qīngsōng yúlè. [Pinyin]
- In the end, it's like the story of Zhou Yu attacking Huang Gai: one willingly attacked, and one willingly bore the attack. In other words, both sides are willing accomplices in the pursuit of frivolous entertainment.
最终的状态就将是周瑜打黄盖——一个愿打一个愿挨,大家一起参与,图个轻松娱乐。 [MSC, simp.]