基本解释
拼音: shí yáng jiǔ mù
注音: ㄕˊ 一ㄤˊ ㄐ一ㄡˇ ㄇㄨˋ
解释: 十头羊倒用九个人放牧。比喻官多民少,赋税剥削很重。也比喻使令不一,无所适从。
出处: 《隋书 杨尚希传》:“所谓民少官多,十羊九牧。”
例子: 清·钱谦益《特进光禄大夫……孙公行状》:“但不得人自为制,有十羊九牧之患。”
用法: 复句式;作定语、补语;含贬义。
英语: overstaffed( be ununiformly ordered)
近义词:
僧多粥少
人浮于事
单字解释:
十
羊
九
牧
英语解释
Ten sheep were herded by nine people. Compared with many officials and few people, taxes and exploitation are very heavy. It is also a metaphor to make orders different and at a loss.
典故
北周后期,隋文帝取代北周政权后,恢复汉制,把国土重新划分成很小的郡县进行管辖,造成官员成倍地增加。杨尚希对此忧心忡忡,看到每年开销急剧增加就上书隋文帝要改变这十羊九牧的局面。隋文帝采纳了建议,取得了很好的效果。