The year of plum blossom

The year of plum blossom

The Chinese idiom Bi à om é izh à Ni á n means that a woman has reached the age of marriage. It comes from the book of songs, Zhaonan, the plum blossom.

Idiom explanation

Plum: plums fall when they are ripe.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of songs, Zhaonan, there is a plum in the sky: "there is a plum in the sky, but it's seven Xi.". Ask me to be a common man and be lucky. "

Idiom usage

A woman has reached the age of marriage. At such an old age, I haven't married yet, so it's time for a man to get married. The 20th chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty