livelong night

livelong night

Long night, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch á ngy è m à nm à n, which means the endless night. It is often used to describe the darkness of society. It comes from Huainanzi Ning Qi's fan Niu Ge.

Idiom usage

As object and attribute.

Interpretation of Idioms

Long: boundless appearance. The long night is endless. It is often used to describe the darkness of society.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi · Ningqi's" the song of rice cattle "says:" when I was born, I didn't meet Yao and Shun Chan, but only when I was in a short cloth and single clothes, I was born in the middle of the night

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Duke Huan of Qi sent Guan Zhong to take over the army of Chen and Cao to jointly attack the state of song. On Guan Zhong's road, Ning Qi, a cattle herding boy, rode on an ox and sang: "when I was born, I didn't meet Yao and Shun Chan, but when I arrived in a short cloth and a single dress, I went from dusk to dusk Duke Huan of Qi regarded him as a doctor when he saw that he was learned.