见怪不怪 jiàn guài bù guài Not surprised by the strange

Explanation

指对不寻常或意外的事情能够保持冷静和镇定，不惊慌失措。

Refers to the ability to remain calm and composed in unusual or unexpected situations without panic.

Origin Story

宋朝时期，有个旅人投宿在一家客栈。半夜，他听到猪圈里传来一阵阵哭泣声，觉得很奇怪，第二天就问客栈老板姜七。姜七不以为然地说："这有什么稀奇的？老母猪哭了好几次了，说是她祖母托梦说她投胎转世成猪了。"旅人听后半信半疑，觉得不可思议。几天后，姜七突然生病，怀疑是老母猪作祟，便把老母猪杀了。没过多久，姜七也死了。这个故事告诉我们，面对一些奇怪的事情，保持冷静和客观的态度非常重要，不要轻易相信谣言或迷信，以免造成不必要的麻烦或损失。

sòng cháo shí qī, yǒu gè lǚrén tóu sù zài yī jiā kè zhàn. bàn yè, tā tīng dào zhū quān lǐ chuán lái yī zhèn zhèn kū qì shēng, juéde hěn qíguài, dì èr tiān jiù wèn kè zhàn lǎobǎn jiāng qī. jiāng qī bù yǐwéirán de shuō: 'zhè yǒu shénme xīqí de? lǎo mǔ zhū kū le hǎo jǐ cì le, shuō shì tā zǔmǔ tuō mèng shuō tā tóutāi zhuǎnshì chéng zhū le.' lǚrén tīng hòu bàn xìn bàn yí, juéde bùkěsīyì. jǐ tiān hòu, jiāng qī tūrán shēngbìng, huíyí shì lǎo mǔ zhū zuò cuì, biàn bǎ lǎo mǔ zhū shā le. méi guò duō jiǔ, jiāng qī yě sǐ le. zhège gùshì gàosù wǒmen, miàn duì yīxiē qíguài de shìqíng, bǎochí língjìng hé kèguān de tàidu fēicháng zhòngyào, bùyào qīngyì xiāngxìn yáoyán huò mísxìn, yǐmiǎn zàochéng bù bìyào de máfan huò sǔnshī.

During the Song Dynasty, a traveler stayed at an inn. In the middle of the night, he heard crying coming from the pigsty, which he found strange. The next day, he asked the innkeeper, Jiang Qi, about it. Jiang Qi said indifferently, "What's so unusual about that? The old sow has cried several times, saying that her grandmother told her in a dream that she would reincarnate as a pig." The traveler was skeptical and found it unbelievable. A few days later, Jiang Qi suddenly fell ill and suspected that the old sow was to blame, so he killed it. Not long after, Jiang Qi also died. This story teaches us that when faced with strange events, it is important to remain calm and objective, and not to easily believe rumors or superstitions, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble or loss.

Usage

常用于形容对稀奇古怪的事情能够保持平静的心态，不惊慌失措。

cháng yòng yú xíngróng duì xīqí guǎiguài de shìqíng nénggòu bǎochí píngjìng de xīntài, bù jīnghuāng shī cuò

Often used to describe maintaining a calm attitude towards unusual or strange things without panic.

Examples

• 对于一些稀奇古怪的事情，我们应该见怪不怪，保持冷静。

  duiyú yīxiē xīqí guǎiguài de shìqíng, wǒmen yīnggāi jiànguài bù guài, bǎochí língjìng.

  For some strange things, we should be calm and not surprised.

• 他经历过许多大风大浪，早已见怪不怪了。

  tā jīnglì guò xǔduō dàfēng dà làng, zǎoyǐ jiànguài bù guài le。

  He has experienced many storms and is already immune to it.

Related Idioms

• 习以为常

• 泰然处之

• 处变不惊

Opposite Idioms

• 大惊小怪

• 惊慌失措