burn sb . 's corpse and scatter the ashes to the winds

burn sb . 's corpse and scatter the ashes to the winds

Burning the dead and raising the ashes, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f é NSH ī y á nghu ī, which means burning the dead bones and discarding the ashes. It describes hatred. It comes from the biography of Hou jingzhuan.

Idiom usage

He was born without his family, his wife was accomplice, and all the dharmas were beheaded. His mother hated the rites very much, and he got to the Ministry of punishment. Please follow Tao Heqi's example and burn the corpse after being put to death.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: burning bones and raising ashes

Idiom explanation

Burn the bones and discard the ashes. I'm very hostile.

The origin of Idioms

"Liang Shu · Hou jingzhuan:" exposing the corpse in Jiankang City, the common people strive for eating, burning bones and ashes