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= Mencius' mother moved three times =

Etymology
Mencius’ mother moved three times is a Chinese Chengyu that the mother of Mencius (Meng Ke) moved three times for the choice of a good environment to educate children. Chengyu are a type of traditional Chinese idiomatic expression. Most of chengyu consist of four characters. Chengyu were widely used in Classical Chinese and are still common in vernacular Chinese writing and in the spoken language today. Three Character Classic  said that Mencius’ mother chooses a neighbor. Mencius’ mother moved three times is from this book.

==== Story ==== When Mencius was a child, his place of residence was close to the cemetery, and Mencius learned some of the sacrifices and played the funeral game. His mother said that the place was not suitable for children to live because it was bad for children to learn about activities that were not auspicious. So they moved to a place near the market. Then Mencius learned things about the sale and massacre. His mother thought that the place was still not suitable for children to live because the children might be influenced by some philistine and stingy businessmen. And they moved to a place next to the school. Mencius learned etiquette like to bow and to salute and got interested in studying. Mencius’ mother then said that the place was suitable for children live because children could get good education in school. Therefore they settled down. Then Mencius grew up, learned much knowledge, and won the great Confucian fame.

Influence
Many people thought that the success of Mencius is the result of the gradual enlightenment of Mencius’ mother. The influence of the story of Mencius’ mother is particularly far-reaching. As early as the Western Han Dynasty, Han Ying used the story of Mencius’ mother to explain the poetry in Han poetry ''. Eastern Han Dynasty female historian Zhao Ban wrote Mencius’ mother Chung''. Western Jin Dynasty writer Fen Zuo also wrote Mencius’ mother praise. The first allusion cited in the Enlightenment Textbook of the Southern Song Dynasty which was popular was "Mencius’ mother chose a neighbor". With the wide spread of the story of Mencius’ mother, the emperors also tried to shape her to meet their needs, until Qing Dynasty Qianlong two years (1737) Mencius’ mother was canonized the Z''huguoduanfanxuanxian Lady. ''Mencius’ mother, the Northern Song Dynasty writer Xiu Ouyang' s mother, the Northern Song Dynasty general Fei Yue's mother-in-law, Jin Dynasty famous champion Kan Tao's mother are known as China's "four great mother".

And Mencius was known as an ancient Chinese thinker, politician, educator, and the representative of Confucianism. Mencius inherited and carried forward the idea of Confucius and became a master of Confucianism after Confucius.

Pronunciation
Mandarin

(pinyin): mèng mǔ sān qiān

Idiom

 * 1) Mencius’ mother moved three times is now used to mean that parents make efforts to cultivate their children.  This chengyu is used to refer to well-intentioned parents who make every effort to cultivate children.
 * 2) Mencius’ mother moved three times also means that people should get close to good people in order to get good influence.