Fat winter and lean year
Fat winter and lean year is a word, which reflects the customs of Wu area in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Idiom information
Idiom explanation: Southern Song Dynasty Wu customs multiple winter solstice and slightly Festival, winter solstice, each family send festival things, there is a "fat winter thin year" proverb.
The origin of Idioms
See Wu Mingshi's a talk on the hidden leopard in Song Dynasty and Fan Chengda's Wu Jun Zhi customs in Song Dynasty. degree of common use: Average
Fat winter and lean year
taking from above and picking from below - yǎng qǔ fǔ shí
like having prickles on the back - bèi ruò máng cì
Be strict with yourself and lenient with others - yán yǐ lǜ jǐ,kuān yǐ dài rén