Take the stone to the river

Take the stone to the river

A Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ù sh í f ù h é, which means to jump into the Yellow River with a stone on your back. It refers to people's determination to die. It is also called "carrying a stone to the deep". It's from Xunzi, meticulous.

Notes on Idioms

River: refers to the Yellow River.

The origin of Idioms

Xunzi meticulousness: "therefore, it is difficult to go to the river with negative stone."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attributive; used of people or things.