基本信息
拼音:bù wèi wǔ dǒu mǐ zhé yāo
注音:ㄅㄨˋㄨㄟˋㄨˇㄉㄡˇㄇㄧˇㄓㄜˊㄧㄠ
解释:五斗米:晋代县令的俸禄,后指微薄的俸禄;折腰:弯腰行礼,指屈身于人。比喻为人清高,有骨气,不为利禄所动。
出处:《晋书·陶潜传》:“吾不能为五斗米折腰,拳拳事乡里小人邪。”
英语:do not bend the back for five bushes of rice
近义词: 五斗折腰
反义词: 趋炎附势
英语解释
Five bushels of rice: the salary of the county magistrate in the Jin Dynasty, which later refers to the meager salary; Bend over: bow down to salute, referring to bending over a person. It is compared to a person who is lofty, has backbone and is not moved by Lilu.典故
晋朝时陶潜(字渊明)先后做过几次官,因当时吏治非常腐败,他不愿同流合污,更不愿为五斗米官俸而自取屈辱,就辞官归隐。他隐居山涧,穿粗麻布衣,自己劳作,晚年贫病交加,江州刺史檀道济请他去做官,他婉言拒绝。