a magnificent house become a mound of earth-vicissitude
Huawu Qiuxu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu á w ū Qi ū x ū, which means that magnificent buildings turn into mounds. It refers to the rapid rise and fall. It comes from konghou Yin.
The origin of Idioms
"Born in the house of China, scattered in the hills," said konghou Yin by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms
Analysis of Idioms
Hua Wu Shan Qiu
Idiom usage
This is a brilliant biography, and that rhyme is more vigorous than the tragic events of the Huawu Qiuxu and the people. Lu Xun's essays on qijieting
a magnificent house become a mound of earth-vicissitude
hide one 's troubles and take no remedial measures - huì jí jì yī
beat drums and clang gongs -- in + battle - jī gǔ míng jīn