车辙马迹 | tracks and traces of frequent passage

chē车zhé辙mǎ马jì迹

The ruts made by passing vehicles and prints left by horses' hoofs; tracks and traces left by frequent passage.

经过多年的使用，这条偏僻的小路上留下了深深的车辙马迹

After years of continuous use, deep wheel ruts and horse prints were left on this secluded path.

Era:

Ancient

Frequency:

Synonym:

车尘马迹

Story:

During the Spring and Autumn period, King Chu went winter hunting. Youyin Zigé discussed state affairs with King Chu. King Chu desired to demand ceremonial tripods from the Zhou dynasty and also planned to invade Zheng.

The minister Pú Xīfù, fearing that King Chu arXiv:2311.17173v1 [math.CO] 28 Nov 2023 The King Chu in Spring and Autumn period wanted to demand ceremonial tripods from Zhou dynasty and also planned to invade Zheng. The minister Pu Xifu feared that King Chu’s demands were unreasonable and urged Zigé to dissuade him. Zigé told an anecdote of King Mu of Zhou. In the past, King Mu of Zhou, heeded the advice of Duke Ji Móufù, who urged him not to travel extensively throughout the land and leave his 'wheel ruts and horse prints' everywhere. This was to avoid giving others opportunities to usurp his power. Zigé used this example to successfully dissuade King Chu.

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