Fish in the cold

Fish in the cold

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is d ò NGP ǔ y ú J ī ng, which means that Wang Xiang of Jin Dynasty lies on ice and asks for carp. Later, because of the "frozen fish shock" as the code of filial piety. From the book of Jin, biography of Wang Xiang.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Jin, biography of Wang Xiang: "Wang Xiang was born in Linyi, Langxie If your parents are ill and can't take off their clothes, you must taste the soup. When it's cold and frozen, Xiang Jieyi will cut the ice and ask for it. The ice will suddenly dissolve itself, and the double carp will jump out and return with it. "

Idiom usage

To be filial to one's parents; to be gentle on one's mat and fan pillow; to be gentle on one's face and to be happy on one's knees; to be filial to one's parents. Northern Zhou Dynasty · Gengxin's monument to the God of tuobajian

Idiom story

Filial piety to parents and respect for teachers have always been regarded as the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. In history, there were Xu Xun, a Taoist in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who became an immortal in filial piety, and Wang Xiang, who laid ice for his mother and begged for carp in the Jin Dynasty. Later, the story of Wang Xiang lying on ice and begging for carp evolved into the idiom "frozen fish startled", which is the code of filial piety. Wang Xiang, the character Xiuzheng, is a man of filial piety. When he lost his mother in his early years, his stepmother Zhu was not kind to him. He told his father several times that he was not good, so he lost his father's love. He was ordered to clean the barn every day. When his parents were ill, he served them without any complaint. once, the stepmother was seriously ill and had to use carp as medicine. At that time, it was freezing. Wang Xiang, regardless of the cold, came to the river, untied his clothes and lay on the ice to beg for carp. At this time, the ice suddenly split automatically, a pair of carp jumped out of the river, Wang Xiang returned with the fish. A piece of filial piety, if you wish. The villagers marveled, thinking that it was his filial piety that moved heaven.