啧有烦言 zé yǒu fán yán much discussion and discontent

Explanation

啧有烦言，意思是人们对某件事情议论纷纷，表达不满和抱怨。

Zé yǒu fán yán means that people are talking a lot about something, expressing dissatisfaction and complaints.

Origin Story

话说春秋时期，某诸侯国举行盛大的祭祀典礼，但祭祀准备过程中却发生了一系列问题。祭品准备不足，乐器失调，甚至连祭祀的场地都出现了问题。一时间，各种不满和抱怨的声音此起彼伏，朝臣们纷纷向国君进言，表达自己的不满。国君听后，心中焦虑，深感祭祀典礼的准备工作出现了严重的纰漏，对后续的祭祀典礼能否顺利进行表示担忧。于是，他下令彻查祭祀准备工作中存在的问题，并对相关责任人进行追究。最终，祭祀典礼虽然得以进行，但却笼罩在一片啧有烦言的氛围之中。

huì shuō chūnqiū shíqī, mǒu zhūhóu guó jǔxíng shèngdà de jìsì diǎnlǐ, dàn jìsì zhǔnbèi guòchéng zhōng què fāshēng le yī xìliè wèntí. jìpǐn zhǔnbèi bùzú, yuèqì shīdiào, shènzhì lián jìsì de chǎngdì dōu chūxiàn le wèntí. yīshíjiān, gè zhǒng bù mǎn hé bàoyuàn de shēngyīn cǐ qǐ bǐ fú, cháo chén men fēn fēn xiàng guójūn jìnyán, biǎodá zìjǐ de bù mǎn. guójūn tīng hòu, xīnzōng jiāolǜ, shēngǎn jìsì diǎnlǐ de zhǔnbèi gōngzuò chūxiàn le yánzhòng de pīlòu, duì xùhòu de jìsì diǎnlǐ néngfǒu shùnlì jìnxíng biǎoshì dānyōu. yúshì, tā xiàlìng chèchá jìsì zhǔnbèi gōngzuò zhōng cúnzài de wèntí, bìng duì xiāngguān zérèn rén jìnxíng zhuījiū. zuìzhōng, jìsì diǎnlǐ suīrán déyǐ jìnxíng, què lào zhào zài yī piàn zé yǒu fán yán de fēn wéi zhī zhōng.

During the Spring and Autumn period, a certain vassal state held a grand sacrificial ceremony, but a series of problems occurred during the preparation process. There were insufficient offerings, the musical instruments were out of tune, and even the sacrificial site had problems. For a time, various voices of dissatisfaction and complaints arose one after another, and the court officials spoke to the monarch, expressing their dissatisfaction. After listening, the monarch was anxious and deeply felt that the preparation work for the sacrificial ceremony had serious flaws, and he worried about whether the subsequent sacrificial ceremony could proceed smoothly. Therefore, he ordered a thorough investigation of the problems in the preparation work for the sacrificial ceremony, and held the relevant persons responsible accountable. In the end, although the sacrificial ceremony was held, it was shrouded in an atmosphere of complaints and dissatisfaction.

Usage

用于形容对某事不满，议论纷纷。

yòng yú xíngróng duì mǒushì bù mǎn, yìlùn fēnfēn

Used to describe dissatisfaction and much discussion about something.

Examples

• 关于这件事，众说纷纭，啧有烦言。

  guānyú zhè jiàn shì, zhòng shuō fēn yún, zé yǒu fán yán.

  There are many different opinions and complaints about this matter.

• 会议上，大家对这个方案啧有烦言，最终没能达成一致。

  huìyì shàng, dàjiā duì zhège fāng'àn zé yǒu fán yán, zuìzhōng méi néng dáchéng yīzhì

  At the meeting, there were many objections to this plan, so no agreement could be reached.

Related Idioms

• 怨声载道

• 众说纷纭

Opposite Idioms

• 交口称赞

• 一致赞同