smile in the underworld

smile in the underworld

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h á nxi à or à D à, which means to die with a smile on your face. It comes from Han Shaozhuan.

The origin of Idioms

"Han Shaozhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty:" Shao said: "people who live in the ravines live in Changhuo, but they are willing to commit a crime and laugh."

Idiom usage

It is the same as "hanxiaojiuquan". Example: kechen reported: "if you are able to do favoritism for your country, I will laugh to the ground. In the history of Song Dynasty, biography of loyalty and righteousness, Tang Zhong, the diviner said, "if you are buried here, you will benefit your brother." Daya said, "if I get my younger brother Yongkang, I will laugh to the ground." ——Wen Da Ya Zhuan in the old book of Tang Dynasty