meritorious military service

meritorious military service

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ǎ zh ī L á o, which means to describe the toil of a journey or battle. From the romance of Fengshen.

Idiom explanation

Saddle horse: saddle and horse, refers to a long journey or war.

The origin of Idioms

The 22nd chapter of the romance of Fengshen written by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty: "the ears do not hear the sound of war, the eyes do not see the cutting, the body does not suffer the labor of pommel horse, the heart does not worry about victory or defeat."

Idiom usage

Example: Chapter 34, Volume 3 of Li Zicheng by Yao xueyin: "Tang Xuan said:" I'll talk about this later. Please take a seat over there and drink a few glasses of water and wine to relieve you. "