Adopt Others’ Thoughts Instead of Using One’s Own

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【Source】 A New Account of the Tales of the World， compiled and edited by Liu Yiqing（403-444） during the

Liu Song Dynasty （420-479）.

【出处】南朝宋·刘义庆《世语新说·文学》：“殷中军云：‘康伯未得我牙后慧’。”

【Interpretation】Used to describe offering parts of another’s ideas as one’s own.

【释意】比喻拾取别人的一言半语作为自己的话。

There was a man called Yin Hao （303-356） in the Dong Jin Dynasty （316-420）. He was born in a rich family and spent a lot of time reading while he was young. People were often impressed by his clear and logical talks. Due to his fame and talents， he was appointed as Jianwu General and later the governor of Yangzhou.

东晋有个叫殷浩的人，出身豪门，爱读书，说起话来头头是道，年轻时就很有名气。朝廷认为他有才能，先后任命他为建武将军、扬州刺史。

Yin Hao was a scholar and was not good at military affairs. Therefore， in the year of 350， when he was ordered to lead a northern expedition， he failed in almost every battle. He was therefore demoted and became a civilian in today’s Xin’an in Zhejiang Province.

殷浩是个文人，并不擅长戎马征战。公元350年，朝廷令他从建康出发北伐，结果屡战屡败，被贬为平民，流放到今天的浙江信安。

Yin Hao had a nephew called Han Kangbo， who was very smart. He studied the strategies of commanding troops from Yin Hao， and after a while， he thought he had already grasped the essence and felt very proud of himself. He was then often found to talk big in front of people.

殷浩有个外甥叫韩康伯，聪明伶俐，跟着殷浩学习用兵之道，经过一段时间之后，他自以为学到了精华，便骄傲起来，经常在别人面前夸夸其谈。

Seeing that Han Kangbo had an exaggerated opinion of his own abilities， Yin Hao criticized him， saying “You have just learned one or two words from me， and how can you be so self-righteous？” Hearing this， Han Kangbo felt terribly ashamed and since then， he became modest and eager to learn.

看到韩康伯不知天高地厚的样子，殷浩便批评道：“你才学到一言半语，连我的牙慧还没得到，就这样自以为是了！”韩康伯羞愧难当，从此虚心好学。