谓予不信 wèi yú bù xìn wèi yú bù xìn

Explanation

如果以为我说的话不真实。表示不相信。

If you think my words are not true. It means not believing.

Origin Story

春秋时期，有个叫伯夷的人，为人正直，坚持自己的原则。一次，他去见周武王，周武王向他讲述自己推翻暴君商纣王，建立周朝的经过。伯夷却说：“你这是篡夺，是违背天道的行为，我绝不相信！”周武王听了，并没有生气，而是耐心地向伯夷解释自己的道理。伯夷仍坚持己见，说：“我不会相信你的鬼话。”周武王叹了口气，说：“唉，看来你是不相信我的话了，真是‘谓予不信’啊！”这个故事说明，即使是正确的观点，如果表达方式不当，也可能让人难以接受。

Chunqiu shiqi, you ge jiao Boyi de ren, wei ren zhengzhi, jianchi zijide yuanze. Yici, ta qu jian Zhou Wu Wang, Zhou Wu Wang xiang ta jiangshu ziji tuifan baojuns Shang Zhou Wang, jianli Zhou chao de jingguo. Boyi que shuo: 'Ni zhe shi zhuan duo, shi weibai tiandao de xingwei, wo jue bu xiangxin!' Zhou Wu Wang ting le, bing meiyou shengqi, er shi naixin di xiang Boyi jieshi zijide daoli. Boyi reng jianchi zijian, shuo: 'Wo bu hui xiangxin ni de gui hua.' Zhou Wu Wang taile yi kouqi, shuo: 'Ai, kanlai ni shi bu xiangxin wo de hua le, zhen shi wei yu bu xin a!' Zhege gushi shuoming, jishi shi zhengque de guandianyou ruoguobiaodafangshibudang, ye keneng rang ren nanyi jieshou.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a man named Boyi, known for his integrity and adherence to principles. One day, he met King Wu of Zhou. The king described how he overthrew the tyrant King Zhou and established the Zhou dynasty. Boyi retorted, “That is usurpation, a violation of the Heavenly Way; I absolutely do not believe you!” King Wu, rather than getting angry, patiently explained himself. Boyi still insisted, “I shall not believe your lies.” King Wu sighed, “Alas, it seems you don’t believe me—truly a ‘wèi yú bù xìn’!” This story illustrates how even if something is true, improper expression can make it unacceptable.

Usage

用于表示不相信对方所说的话。

yongyu biaoshi bu xiangxin duifang suoshuo dehua

Used to express disbelief in what the other party said.

Examples

• 专家的话，你居然说“谓予不信”，这太不应该了！

  zhuanjia dehua, ni ju ran shuo wei yu bu xin, zhe tai bu yinggai le

  You said "Wèi yú bù xìn" to the expert's words?That's irresponsible!

Related Idioms

• 置之不理

• 不屑一顾

Opposite Idioms

• 深信不疑

• 坚信不移