卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 — “Under one's sleeping couch, how can one allow others to sleep soundly?”
卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one cannot tolerate rivals or threats existing within one's own sphere of influence or territory; it's intolerable to have others infringe upon one's exclusive domain”. Literally, “Under one's sleeping couch, how can one allow others to sleep soundly?”.
卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 Pronunciation and Pinyin
卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡
In 960 AD, Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty. He adopted a strategy of defeating rival states one by one, successively conquering regions like Jingnan, Hunan, and Later Shu.
In 974, he summoned Li Yu, the last ruler of the Southern Tang, to Bianjing (the capital) for an audience. Fearing he would be detained, Li Yu dispatched Xu Xuan to Bianjing to negotiate for peace. Emperor Taizu of Song directly stated: "How can one tolerate others sleeping soundly next to one's own bed?"
Idioms Related to 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡
Synonyms of 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡
More idioms starting with 卧
- wò卧bù不ān安xí席unable to sleep due to worries
- wò卧bù不ān安zhěn枕unable to sleep due to worries
- wò卧bīng冰kū哭zhú竹extreme filial piety
- wò卧bīng冰qiú求lǐ鲤Lie on ice for carp, extreme filial piety
- wò卧chuáng床bù不qǐ起confined to bed due to illness
- wò卧qí旗xī息gǔ鼓act covertly or cease activities
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧right next to one's bed
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān鼾shuì睡No trespassing in my territory
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容hān酣shuì睡No rival allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容hān鼾shuì睡No rivals allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻qǐ岂róng容hān鼾shuì睡No rivals tolerated in one's domain
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What does 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 mean?
卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 (wò tà zhī xià ， qǐ róng tā rén hān shuì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one cannot tolerate rivals or threats existing within one's own sphere of influence or territory; it's intolerable to have others infringe upon one's exclusive domain”.
How do you pronounce 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡?
卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 is pronounced wò tà zhī xià ， qǐ róng tā rén hān shuì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 literally mean?
Literally, 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 means “Under one's sleeping couch, how can one allow others to sleep soundly?”. It is used to mean “one cannot tolerate rivals or threats existing within one's own sphere of influence or territory; it's intolerable to have others infringe upon one's exclusive domain”.
Where does 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 come from?
卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to modern Chinese. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 卧榻之下，岂容他人酣睡?
自己的床铺边，怎么能让别人呼呼睡大觉？比喻自己的势力范围，不容许别人插手