Tortoise dragon and Phoenix

Tortoise dragon and Phoenix

GUI long Lin Feng, pronounced Gu ī L ó NGL í NF è ng, is a Chinese idiom traditionally used to symbolize four kinds of animals with high longevity, dignity and auspiciousness. It refers to a person in a high position. It comes from the biography of Zhai Fangjin in the history of Han Dynasty.

explain

Traditionally, they are used to symbolize longevity, dignity and auspiciousness. It refers to a person in a high position.

allusion

Source: biography of Zhai Fangjin in Hanshu written by Ban Gu in Eastern Han Dynasty: "the emperor and Empress Dowager are in charge of politics, and they have the response of guilonglinfeng." Example: when the wind and rain come, the plants will not fall. Jian Zheng Li Shu by Chen Zi'ang in Tang Dynasty

Discrimination of words

Idiom structure: combination generation time: ancient English Translation: the tortoise, the dragon, the unicorn and the Phoenix

usage

A person of high moral character