Kill a car and a horse

Kill a car and a horse

The Chinese idiom, Hu ǐ ch ē sh ā m ǎ, is used to describe abandoned cars and horses. Yu Guiyin is determined. From Xie Zeng Shi Lang Qi.

The origin of Idioms

In the Song Dynasty, Lu You's Xie Zeng Shi Lang Qi said, "if you kill a horse or a car, you will die. If you sell swords and buy cattle, you will spend the rest of your life forever." Lu Jiuyuan's book with Chen Chu in Song Dynasty: "although Yuan Hui had the theory of destroying cars and horses, it's hard for him not to leave it alone."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or object; used in figurative sentences.

Analysis of Idioms

Kill a horse and destroy a car

Idiom story

During the Han Dynasty, Feng Liang was Wei Congzuo when he was 30 years old. He hated being driven to be an official. Once, he was ordered to meet Duyou. He was filled with emotion all the way. Because of the bad road, the car was damaged. He simply abandoned the car, killed the horse and took off his official robe. From then on, he went to Qianwei and lived a hermit life from Du Fu.