📖 Meaning
Refers to many people of Chu clamoring together and causing disturbance. By extension, it denotes numerous external interferences that disrupt one's focus, learning, or work.
📜 Origin Story
From 'Mencius: Teng Wen Gong II' (《孟子·滕文公下》) of the Warring States period. Mencius advises the King of Song on practicing benevolent governance, illustrating with an analogy: if a Qi tutor teaches a Chu man while many Chu people around clamor and disturb him, even daily beatings demanding he speak Qi would fail. The story warns that a hostile, noisy environment makes learning or reform impossible.
💡 Example Usage
学子处众楚群咻之中，焉能专心向学？
How can a student concentrate on his studies when surrounded by such clamorous interference?
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 众楚群咻
- Pinyin: zhòng chǔ qún xiū
- Literal Translation: many, Chu, group, clamor
- Category: Condition
- Characters: 4