To build a house on one's salary
Negative salary Goutang, Chinese words, Pinyin is f ù x ī ng ò ut á ng, meaning inheriting the ancestors' virtue. From book Dagao.
The origin of Idioms
"Da Gao of Shu:" if the office of textual research is a law, Juezi is a foken hall, but not a structure Kong Zhuan: "it's also a metaphor for governing the government. The father has already given the Dharma, but the son is not willing to be the foundation of the hall, and is he willing to build the house? "
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. example be careful to abide by the orders of the emperor, avoid ridiculing the family of worldly wealth, bear the salary and build the hall, and do not forget the ancient precepts. Wang Yucheng, Song Dynasty
To build a house on one's salary
live as a recluse scholar and behave eccentrically - sù yǐn xíng guài
sell plums without kernel -- a mean trick - mài lǐ zuān hé
the clouds disperse and the sun appears - yún kāi jiàn tiān