庐山真面目 The True Face of Mount Lu
Explanation
比喻事物的真相或人的本来面目。
A metaphor for the truth of things or the true face of a person.
Origin Story
庐山，风景秀丽，云雾缭绕，常使人看不清它的全貌。宋代诗人苏轼游庐山，写下了名句“不识庐山真面目，只缘身在此山中”。这句诗的意思是说，不了解庐山的真实面目，是因为自己身处庐山之中，被眼前的景物所迷惑，无法看到庐山的全貌。这正好比喻我们看待问题时，容易被表面现象所迷惑，而看不到问题的本质。只有跳出问题的局限，从不同的角度去观察，才能看清问题的真相。 传说中，庐山的形成与一位名叫匡俗的高人有关。相传在周武王时期，匡俗来到庐山隐居，他精通天文地理，深谙山川形势，一眼就看中了这块风水宝地，决定在此修炼成仙。匡俗在山上建造了一座简朴的茅屋，每天清晨便打坐修炼，夜间则观星象，探究宇宙奥秘。他潜心修炼数十年，终于得道成仙，羽化登天。 匡俗升天之后，人们为了纪念他，便将这座山命名为“庐山”。从此以后，庐山就成为了人们向往的仙山圣地，吸引了无数文人墨客前来游览，留下许多动人的诗篇和传说。 苏轼的这首诗，更是将庐山的神秘和壮丽，以及人们难以看清庐山真面目的困惑，描写的淋漓尽致，成为千古绝唱。
Mount Lu is known for its beautiful scenery, shrouded in mist, often obscuring its true appearance. Su Shi, a Song Dynasty poet, visited Mount Lu and wrote the famous line, "I do not know the true face of Mount Lu, for I am myself within the mountains." This verse means that one doesn't understand the true nature of Mount Lu because they are within the mountains, blinded by the immediate scenery, unable to see the whole picture. This perfectly illustrates how, when we look at issues, we're often misled by surface appearances and fail to see the core issue. Only by escaping the limits of the problem, observing from different angles, can we understand the truth.
Usage
用于比喻看问题要全面，要跳出局限，才能看到本质。
Used to illustrate the comprehensive consideration of problems, to overcome limitations and see the essence.
Examples
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他总是看不清问题的本质，就像身在庐山之中，看不清庐山真面目一样。
ta zongshi kan bu qing wenti de benzhi, jiu xiang shen zai lushan zhi zhong, kan bu qing lushan zhenmianmu yiyang.
He always fails to see the essence of the problem, just like being in Mount Lu, he can't see the true face of Mount Lu.
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只有跳出固有的思维模式，才能看清事情的庐山真面目。
zhi you tiao chu guyou de siwei moshi, cai neng kan qing shiqing de lushan zhenmianmu。
Only by jumping out of the inherent thinking mode can we see the true face of things..