A postscript to the book of songs
This is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is d ù Ji ǎ NY í Bi ā n, which generally refers to the remaining books. It's from Yongshi.
The origin of Idioms
Luo Yin of Tang Dynasty wrote in his ode to history: "if you try to find the remains of the bamboo slips, the past is as lonely as it is now."
Idiom usage
It refers to ancient books.
A postscript to the book of songs
play the flageolet , begging for food -- ask alms by playing an instrument - chuī chí qǐ shí
swear to die refusing to kneel -- even death will not make one yield - shì sǐ bù qū
If you don't ask for anything, you'll find it - háo mò bù zhā,jiāng xún fǔ kē
make a concealed reference to sth. - dào dōng shuō xī