easily be deserted

easily be deserted

It means rotten and lonely birds and mice. It refers to a person or thing that is humble but not worth mentioning. From Chuang Tzu autumn water.

Entry information

Idiom: gudgling putrid rat Pinyin: G ū ch ú f ǔ sh ǔ source: Chuang Tzu autumn water: "so he got the putrid rat, gouged it out, looked up at it, and said:" scared! " According to the biography of Dou Xian in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "if the state abandons the constitution, it will be like a rotten mouse." near meaning: solitary porpoise and carrion usage: combined; used as an object; compared to humble people or things. example: I don't want to be an orphan with white hair and green skirt. (notes of Yuewei thatched cottage, Huaixi magazine, by Ji Yun, Qing Dynasty)

Idiom story

During the Han Dynasty, Dou Xian, his cousin, won Princess Qinshui's garden at a low price by relying on the influence of the harem. Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty angrily denounced Dou Xian and said, "you dare to take all the princess's things, not to mention other people's? It's amazing how much you've done. It's just like abandoning lonely birds and rotten mice. "