金鸡独立 jīn jī dú lì Golden Rooster Independent Stance

Explanation

金鸡独立，原指一种武术姿势，像金鸡一样用一只脚站立。现在也比喻人坚定、稳固，或事物独立自主。

Originally, "Golden Rooster Independent Stance" referred to a martial arts pose, standing on one leg like a golden rooster. Now, it also refers to a person's firmness and stability, or the independence of a thing.

Origin Story

少林寺里，住着一对师兄弟，师兄武艺高强，师弟却资质平平。一次比武，师兄使出金鸡独立，稳如泰山，师弟却连连败下阵来。师弟不服气，日夜苦练，终于有一天，他也做到了金鸡独立，并在之后的比武中大放异彩。这个故事说明，只要坚持不懈，就能取得成功。

shàolín sì lǐ, zhù zhe yī duì shī xiōng dì, shī xiōng wǔ yì gāo qiáng, shī dì què zī zhì píng píng. yī cì bǐ wǔ, shī xiōng shǐ chū jīn jī dú lì, wěn rú Tài Shān, shī dì què lián lián bài xià zhèn lái. shī dì bù fú qì, rì yè kǔ liàn, zhōng yú yǒu yī tiān, tā yě zuò dào le jīn jī dú lì, bìng zài zhī hòu de bǐ wǔ zhōng dà fàng yì cǎi. zhège gù shì shuō míng, zhǐ yào jiān chí bù xiè, jiù néng qǔ dé chéng gōng.

In a Shaolin Temple, there lived two brothers. The older brother was a master of martial arts, but the younger brother had modest abilities. During a martial arts competition, the older brother performed the Golden Rooster Independent Stance, standing firm as a mountain. The younger brother, however, repeatedly lost. Refusing to give up, the younger brother trained day and night until one day, he too mastered the Golden Rooster Independent Stance, and later shone brightly in competitions. This story illustrates that persistence leads to success.

Usage

多用于形容人或事物的稳定、独立。

duō yòng yú xíngróng rén huò shì wù de wěndìng, dú lì.

Mostly used to describe the stability and independence of people or things.

Examples

• 只见他金鸡独立，稳如泰山。

  zhǐ jiàn tā jīn jī dú lì, wěn rú Tài Shān.

  He stood there like a statue, as steady as Mount Tai in the Golden Rooster stance.

• 练武之人，金鸡独立是基本功。

  liàn wǔ zhī rén, jīn jī dú lì shì jī běn gōng.

  For martial artists, the Golden Rooster Independent Stance is a basic skill.

Related Idioms

• 鹤立鸡群

• 稳如泰山

Opposite Idioms

• 摇摇欲坠

• 东倒西歪