the vagaries of fortune

the vagaries of fortune

Hua Wu Shan Qiu is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Hu á w ū sh ā nqi ū, which means to describe the rapid rise and fall. It comes from Cao Zhi's konghou Yin.

The origin of Idioms

Born in Huawu, scattered in the hills. Konghou Yin by Cao Zhi of the Three Kingdoms

Idiom story

During the Jin Dynasty, Xie an, a learned and talented man, especially loved his nephew Yang Tan. Yang Tan is very clever and respects Xie an very much. When Xie an died, Yang Tan was very sad. He tried to avoid going to Ximen (where Xie an's tomb was), for fear of causing sadness. Once he was drunk and went to Ximen, he read Cao Zhi's poem: "born in Huawu, scattered in the hills."

Analysis of Idioms

Huawu Qiuxu

Idiom usage

It refers to the rapid rise and fall