What is the allusion that Huainan is orange and Huaibei is bitter orange?

The allusion of "Huai River is orange, Huai River is bitter orange" comes from The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi, which records that Yan Zi controlled Chu, and the king of Chu deliberately sent a thief to prison in order to belittle Qi people and highlight Chu, indicating that Qi people stole more. I didn't expect Yan Zi to fight back, taking the oranges from Huainan as the difference between the two, pointing out that the atmosphere in Chu was not good. Qi people don't steal in Qi, but only in Chu. Bring disgrace to oneself, the king of Chu shot himself in the foot.

Original sentence: "Those born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges. The leaves are similar to the disciples, but the taste is different. " ("Yan Zi Chun Qiu Ji Shi")

Oranges become oranges when they are born in the south of Huaihe River, and oranges when they are born in the north of Huaihe River. They only have similar leaves, but in fact they taste different.

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Other famous sentences in Yanzi Chunqiu:

1, you know people are hungry when you are full, cold when you are warm, and labor when you are idle. ("The Spring and Autumn Annals of Yan Zi, Part I")

Think about the hunger of others when you are full, the coldness of others when you are warm, and the tiredness of others when you are comfortable.

2. Sages worry too much, and they will lose something. A fool who worries too much will gain something. ("Yan Zi Chun Qiu Miscellaneous Xia")

No matter how clever a saint is, he will inevitably make mistakes after thinking about it many times; Even a dull and clumsy person, as long as he thinks about it many times, once is right.

People who can love their own people can serve the poor outside their own country. From the pre-Qin "Yanzi Chunqiu Internal Reference Discrimination" Part III.

Interpretation: If we can treat our subjects well, the people will be grateful and the whole country will have cohesion. Cohesion means fighting capacity. Although foreign countries are hostile, they will be afraid and have to give in.

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