基本解释
拼音:nìng qī fàn niú
注音:ㄋㄧㄥˋㄑㄧㄈㄢˋㄋㄧㄡˊ
解释:宁戚:春秋时卫国人,后成为齐桓公的重臣;饭:喂。宁戚在车下喂牛,敲着牛角唱歌。比喻有才之士沦落而做低贱的事。
出处:《淮南子·道应训》:“宁越(戚)饭牛车下,望见桓公而悲,击牛角而疾商歌。”
单字解释:
宁
戚
饭
牛
英语解释
Ning Qi: from the state of Wei in the spring and Autumn period, he later became an important Minister of Duke Huan of Qi; Fan: Hello. Ning Qi feeds the cow under the car and knocks on the horn to sing. It is a metaphor for a talented person to do something humble when he is reduced.