基本解释
拼音:rén jūn yóu yú
注音:ㄖㄣˊㄐㄩㄣㄧㄡˊㄩˊ
解释:盂:盛水的容器。君主好比是盛水的盂,人民好比是盂里的水,盂是什么形状,水就是什么形状。比喻人民的习俗随君主的好恶而变化。
出处:《韩非子·外储说左上》:“孔子曰:‘为人君者,犹盂也,民犹水也。盂方水方,盂圜水圜。’”
单字解释:
人
君
犹
盂
英语解释
Cup: a container for holding water. The monarch is like a bowl containing water, and the people are like the water in the bowl. The shape of the bowl is what the shape of the water is. Metaphorically, the customs of the people change with the likes and dislikes of the monarch.