Contradiction - Mujun

Japanese: 矛盾 - むじゅん
Contradiction - Mujun
An example of something that doesn't make sense.

[Example] Yesterday you revered a police detective as if he were a god, and today you compare a detective to a pickpocket, which is a bizarre contradiction. [Natsume Soseki *I Am a Cat | 1905-06]

[Example] "Do you remember what happened yesterday?" Mom says in a casual voice, but I can sense the tension. She told me to forget about it yesterday, but today she asks me that. It's contradictory [Mizuki Tsujimura * My Major Spoon | 2006]

[Origin] " Han Feizi - Difficult what From a story that appears in "The First Chapter" Chu So In the country of shield vertical (Armor to protect against swords and arrows) Spear Motif There was a man selling a sword. He said, "My shield is strong, and no spear can break through it," but he also advertised, "My spear is sharp, and can break through any shield." So someone said, child death The spear More More The Lever's Shield Recess To Mackerel, How No good (What would happen if I pierced your shield with your spear?)" the merchant was at a loss for an answer.

[Explanation] ❶This story is used in "Han Feizi" as an analogy to criticize Confucian scholars. Confucian scholars, Yao Business And succeeded him Shun Shun They worship these two sage kings, but if Yao was really a sage king, Shun who came after him would not have had to do anything, and if Shun was a sage king, then Yao's government would not have been sufficient. 2) Nowadays, it is a general term that is widely used to refer to something that is "inconsistent." On the other hand, it is also a term in logic that refers to the relationship between two propositions that cannot be true at the same time. In terms of the breadth of its application, it is one of the best idioms.

Source : Dictionary of Idioms and Proverbs About Dictionary of Idioms and Proverbs Information

Japanese:
事の前後が食い違うことのたとえ。つじつまの合わないことのたとえ。

[使用例] 君なぞはせんだっては刑事巡査を神のごとく敬い、また今日は探偵をスリ泥棒に比し、まるで矛盾の変怪だが[夏目漱石*吾輩は猫である|1905~06]

[使用例] 「昨日のこと、覚えてるわね?」何気ない声でお母さんが言うけど、緊張が感じられた。昨日は忘れろって言ったのに、今日はそう聞いてくる。ムジュンしてる[辻村深月*ぼくのメジャースプーン|2006]

[由来] 「韓非子なん一」に出てくる話から。その昔、中国のの国に、たて(剣や矢を受け止める防具)とほこ(剣の一種)を売っている人がいました。彼は、「私の盾は堅くて、どんな矛も突き破ることはできない」と言う一方で、「私の矛は鋭くて、どんな盾でも突き破ることができる」とも宣伝しています。そこである人が、「の矛をもって子の楯(盾)をとおさば、何如いかん(おまえさんの矛でおまえさんの盾を突いたら、どうなるのか)」と尋ねると、その商人は答えに詰まってしまったということです。

[解説] ❶この話は、「韓非子」では、儒学者を批判するためのたとえとして使われています。儒学者は、ぎょうと、彼の後を継いだしゅんという二人の聖王を崇拝していますが、本当に堯が聖王だったのならば、その直後の舜は何もする必要がなかったはずだし、舜が聖王だとすれば、堯の政治が至らなかったということになる、というわけです。❷現在では、広く「つじつまが合わない」ことを指して使われる、一般語となっています。その一方で、同時には成り立たない二つの命題の関係を指す、論理学の用語にもなっています。応用範囲の広さでは、故事成語の中でも一級でしょう。

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