Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, what does it mean not to bully young people to be poor?

In the past, the Yellow River was not fixed and often changed its course (it happened countless times in history). A place used to be on the east side of the river, but in a few years, due to the diversion of the Yellow River, this place will become on the west side of the river. This sentence is a metaphor for the ups and downs of personnel, which is changeable and sometimes becomes the opposite and unpredictable.

Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, not bullying the young and the poor.

Original intention: 30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi, the wind and water turn, things change, don't bully a young man just because he is poor now.

Source: Chapter 46 of Wu's Scholars: "Cheng Fu said:' Mr. Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi! Just like thirty years ago, how magnificent your two houses are! I saw what i saw. " "

Extended data:

Synonym: This is the same time.

Interpretation: It means that different times and different situations cannot be compared.

Source: "Mencius Gongsun Chou": "At that time, at this time. There will be kings in 500 years, and there will be celebrities in the meantime. "

Example: That's not ~, isn't it ... Who really wants to praise the old headmaster? -Lao She's "Zhao Ziyue" Sixth Brother