Meaning of "东门种瓜" in the Chinese dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF 东门种瓜 IN CHINESE

东	门	种	瓜
dōng	mén	zhǒng	guā

WHAT DOES 东门种瓜 MEAN IN CHINESE?

Definition of 东门种瓜 in the Chinese dictionary

East Gate seed melon refers to the Qin Dongling Hou Zhaoping not in the Qin after the death of the new main, outside the Chang'an east green melons. Refers to expedition official seclusion farming. Also rich metaphor later impoverished.

东门种瓜 原指秦东陵侯召平在秦灭亡后不仕新主，在长安东青门外种瓜。借指离官隐居务农。也比喻富贵的人后来贫困潦倒。

TRANSLATION OF 东门种瓜

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• Chinese: 东门种瓜
• Translator Chinese - Spanish: melones Eastgate
• Translator Chinese - English: Eastgate melons
• Translator Chinese - Hindi: ईस्टगेट खरबूजे
• Translator Chinese - Arabic: البطيخ EASTGATE
• Translator Chinese - Russian: Истгейт дыни
• Translator Chinese - Portuguese: melões Eastgate
• Translator Chinese - Bengali: পূর্ব গেট Jhonggua
• Translator Chinese - French: melons Eastgate
• Translator Chinese - Malay: Melon jenis pintu timur
• Translator Chinese - German: Eastgate Melonen
• Translator Chinese - Japanese: イーストゲートメロン
• Translator Chinese - Korean: 이스트 게이트 멜론
• Translator Chinese - Javanese: East Gate Jhonggua
• Translator Chinese - Vietnamese: dưa Eastgate
• Translator Chinese - Tamil: கிழக்கு கதவு வகை முலாம்பழம்
• Translator Chinese - Marathi: पूर्व गेट Jhonggua
• Translator Chinese - Turkish: East Gate Jhonggua
• Translator Chinese - Italian: meloni Eastgate
• Translator Chinese - Polish: Eastgate melony
• Translator Chinese - Ukrainian: Істгейт дині
• Translator Chinese - Romanian: pepeni Eastgate
• Translator Chinese - Greek: Eastgate πεπόνια
• Translator Chinese - Afrikaans: Eastgate spanspekke
• Translator Chinese - Swedish: Eastgate meloner
• Translator Chinese - Norwegian: Eastgate meloner

10 CHINESE BOOKS RELATING TO «东门种瓜»

Discover the use of 东门种瓜 in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to 东门种瓜 and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Chinese literature.

国学经典鉴赏手册（套装共10册）:

金闺”本为汉代金马门。之男U称,当年汉代名臣东方朔、主父偃、严安等,都曾“待诏金马门”。“青门”则指长安东门,秦末东陵侯召平在汉初为布衣,曾种瓜长安东门外。范云此时正罢职赋闲在家,他的家恰也在京城建康(今南京)东郊,故用以自比。何逊诗中以“畋 ...

盛庆斌, 2015

全元散曲典故辞典 - 第 141 页

二、青门幸有栽瓜地,谁羡封侯百里。(马致远套曲〔般涉调,哨遍〕,〔二〕? ^ ? )青门即长安城东门(见《三辅黄由》〉青门瓜即指召平种瓜东门外。这里是说隐居胜过做官。三、旋栽陶令菊,学种召平瓜。(孛罗御史套曲〔南吕'一枝花 X 辞官》 539 〉作者表示辞官 ...

吕薇芬, 1985

文山詩選注 - 第 128 页

种瓜东门,在长安城的东门种瓜。《史记,萧相国世家》, "召( ! ! "。)平者,故秦东陵侯。秦破为布衣,贫,种瓜于长安城东,瓜美,故世俗谓之'东陵瓜,、从召平以为名也。, ,东门,也称肯门,阮籍诗, "昔闻东陵瓜,近在青门外。"不可得,不可能。意思是说,象召平那样种瓜 ...

张玉奇, 1986

三言（中国古典文学名著）:

又不见成阳东门种瓜者,彗日封侯何在也?荣枯贵贱如转丸,风云变幻诚多端。达人知命总度外,傀儡场中一例看。这篇古风是说人穷通有命,或先富后贫,先贱后贵,女口云踪无定,息改观不由人意想测度。且如宋朝吕蒙正秀才未遇之时,家道艰难。三日不曾 ...

冯梦龙, 2013

三言二拍精编丛书（套装共4册）:

仁义还收仁义报,宦途无梗子孙贤。第十八卷杨八老越国奇逢君不见平阳公主马前奴,一朝富贵嫁为夫?又不见咸阳东门种瓜者,昔日封侯何在也?荣枯贵贱如转丸,风云变幻诚多端。达人知命总度外,傀儡场中一例看。这篇古风,是说人穷通有命,或先富后贫, ...

冯梦龙, 2015

汉魏六朝诗鉴赏（中华古文化经典丛书）:

青门”则指长安东门,秦末东陵侯召平在汊初为布衣,曾种瓜长安东门外 o 范云此时正罢职赋闲在家,他的家恰也在京城建康〈今南京)东郊,故用以自比。儡可逊 i 寺中以“政渔”自谦,其实已皇头角崭露的朝廷需求二正如东方朔、严安的待诏金闺一样,定当受人 ...

盛庆斌, 2013

汉语典故分类词典 - 第 486 页

种瓜青门外。,指东咬侯种的瓜。泛指甜美的瓜。借指弃官归隐的田园生活。三国餽阮箱《咏怀》: "昔闻东陵瓜,近在奇门外。》也作"东门瓜"。唐杜甫《^晴》, "千载商山芝,往者东门瓜。其人骨已朽,此道谁疵瑕。。也作"靑门瓜"。南朝梁何逊《南还道中送贈刘咨议 ...

"汉语典故分类词典" 编写组, 1989

史记讲读

(李白《送溧阳宋少府陟》)千栽商山芝,往者东门瓜。(杜甫《喜晴》)东门有闲地,谁种邵平瓜。(许浑《下第寓居崇圣寺有感》)知道东门黄犬,不似西山白鷺,风月了平生。 ... 秦破,为布衣,贫,种瓜于长安城东,瓜美,故世俗谓之"东陵瓜" ,从召平以为名也。召平秦时为侯 ...

王冉冉, 2006

中华句典3:

东门童家门东董家,童、董两家,同种冬瓜,童家知道董家冬瓜大,来到董家学种冬瓜。门东董家懂种冬瓜,来教东门童家种冬瓜。童家、董家 ... 妈妈爱栽花,爸爸爱种瓜;妈妈栽桃花,爸爸种西瓜;桃花红,红桃花,娃娃脸上笑哈哈;爸爸给我吃西瓜,娃娃心里乐开花。

陈晓丹, 2013

汉语异名辞典 - 第 305 页

【五色瓜】三国餽,阮籍(咏怀诗》: "昔闻东陵瓜... ...五色曜朝日,嘉宾四面会。"后遂以五色瓜指东陵瓜.唐,王维《送孙秀才)诗: "玉枕双文筆,金盘五色瓜. "明,张煌言《怀古》诗: "借问五色瓜,何如三秀芝。"五色瓜,一本作东陵瓜.【东门瓜】召平种瓜于长安城东,故称.

周方, ‎胡慧斌, 1994