live a simple life

live a simple life

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ā NPI á ol ǚ K ō ng, which means the lack of food and drink; it describes a very poor life. From the biography of Mr. Wuliu.

Notes on Idioms

Chopsticks: bamboo utensils for rice; ladles: water scooping utensils.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Mr. Wuliu written by Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty, it is said that "the wind is blocked, the sun is not sheltered, the grass is short and tangled, and the chaff is empty."

Idiom usage

It refers to living in poverty. My father refused to ask for a marriage if he wanted to be proved by the media. Feng Menglong's warning of the world Volume 6

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: Mao shipiaoyin [antonym]: Shiqian Fangzhang

Idiom story

Yan Hui (521-481 BC), a native of the state of Lu, was named Ziyuan. He was the most proud student of Confucius, the first of his seventy-two disciples, and a top student of Confucian morality. There is an article about Yan Hui in Confucius' family language. It is said that Yan Hui is very clever and well versed in reasoning. He advocated that we should be cautious, restrain ourselves, pay more attention to whether our behavior is correct, and should not be strict with others. In Confucianism, Yan Hui received special respect. Yan Hui's family is poor. In the Analects of Confucius, it is said that "if you are virtuous, you will be able to live in a shabby lane with one pot of food and one pot of drink. You can't afford to worry about it, but if you don't change your happiness, you will be virtuous." the spirit of "one pot of food and one pot of drink" is a good story for later generations. Confucius was very sad about Yan Hui's untimely death.