East, West, North and South

East, West, North and South

Refers to a person who has no fixed residence

Idiom explanation

Interpretation: Zheng Xuan notes: "the East, West, North and south, the language of impermanence also." Later, the term "people from East, West, North and South" was used to refer to people who lived in uncertain places. Also known as "East, West, North and South guest" and so on.

Idioms and allusions

"Notes to the book of Rites" Volume 6 "on the sandalwood bow" Confucius had to be buried together in defense, saying: "when I heard about it, ancient tombs were not tombs. Today, people from the East, the west, the north and the South can not be recognized by Buddhism. " So he was granted four feet. Confucius first rebelled, then the disciples. Even when it rained, Confucius asked Yan, "why did you come late?" "Prevent the grave from collapsing," he said Confucius should not. 3、 Confucius said in tears: "I heard it, ancient tombs do not repair." People from north and south, people from East and West, people from East and West, people from north and south, people from East and West, people from north and south, people from East and West, people from north and south, people from East and West, people from north and south, people from East and West, people from north and south, people from East and

Discrimination of words

Tang Gaoshi's poem "people sent to Du Er to pick up" said: "the Dragon bell returns two thousand stones, which is a shame for the people from East, West, North and south." Huang Tingjian of Song Dynasty wrote "tongyunhe, Yuanming brother, Zhiming brother, jiuri Xiangyi": "flea is a mistake in learning articles, and later he was a person from East, West, North and south." The poem "going out" written by Huang Zunxian in Qing Dynasty: "endless joys and sorrows of separation, people from East, West, North and south." Chen Yuyi of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem: "Lun Jin Lao Tzu has no last resort, he has always been a guest of East, West, North and south." usage: as subject and object; used by vagrant