A burning wife and a burning child

A burning wife and a burning child

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ǒ Q ī Hu ī Z ǐ, which means to destroy the family. It comes from Han Yang Xiong's fayan Yuanqian.

Idiom explanation

Burn your wife and your son. The destruction of a family.

The origin of Idioms

Yang Xiong's fayan Yuanqian of Han Dynasty: "to leave (to leave) is also to be angry with one's wife and children, so as to be against the taboo. How can it be said that it means to be a real spider Li Guanzhu: "Li, Shanping people, and burning his wife, cheat for Wu Shu, seek to believe in Qingji, but stab it."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute, it refers to the destruction of one's family