a much visited house

a much visited house

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch é nm é NR ú sh ì, which means that in the old days, it was used to describe people who were in high positions and in power and had many guests. It comes from the book of Han, Zheng chongzhuan.

Idiom usage

And some people can't see it and come back early the next day: it's really in line with the ancients' saying that it's called "~". (Chapter 19 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty)

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Han, Zheng Chongchuan: "the subject's door is like a market, the subject's heart is like water."

Idiom story

Listening to Zhao Chang's slander, Emperor AI of the Han Dynasty asked Zheng Chong, the minister's servant, why the people in his family were plotting to go to the market. Zheng Chong said that although the subject is like a market, my loyalty to the king is as clear as water, and I have no double heart at all. In order to repay Zheng Chong's hatred for Dong Xian, Emperor AI of Han Dynasty arrested Zheng Chong in prison.

Analysis of Idioms

Family is like a market