During the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a father named Zeng Zhe who loved to eat a kind of persimmon. His son was very dutiful. When his father died, he could not bear to eat them anymore. This sentiment was praised by Confucian disciples.
During the Warring States Period, Gongsun Chou, a disciple of Mencius could not understand the story and asked Mencius, "Master, which is better to eat, Kuaizhi (roast minced meat) or persimmon?""Of course, Kuaizhi!"Gongsun asked again, "Since Kuaizhi was better, and Zeng Shen and his father liked to eat, why did Zeng Shen not give up eating Kuaizhi, but persimmon? "Mencius replied, "People all like to eat Kuaizhi; although the taste of persimmon is inferior to Kuaizhi, Zeng Zhe particularly liked to eat persimmon. Therefore, Zeng Shen only gave up eating persimmon."
The original meaning of "脍炙人口" was delicious food every body likes. Now it's used as metaphor for good articles praised and widely read by people. 脍 is sliced meat. 炙 is roasted meat.
例句:
1、这位诗人留下了许多脍炙人口的诗篇。 This poet left many popular poems.
2、《诗经》里有许多脍炙人口的诗句,念起来琅琅上口。 In The Book of Songs, there are many lines widely read by people, which are easy to pronounce.