be in a dilemma

be in a dilemma

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Ji ā P í NQ ī NL ǎ o, which means that the family is poor and their parents are old. In the old days, it used to mean that the family was in difficulty and could not leave their old parents to make a living. From Han Shi waizhuan.

interpretation

The family is poor and the parents are old. In the old days, it used to mean that the family was in difficulty and could not leave their old parents to make a living.

source

Han Ying's "Han Shi waizhuan" Volume 7: "so the family is poor and old, do not choose an official; if the husband believes in his ambition, about his relatives, not filial piety." In Shuoyuan jianben written by Liu Xiang of Han Dynasty, "Zilu said," those who have a long way to go, should not choose land to rest; those who are poor and close to the old should not choose salary to become an official. "

Examples

Standing up and acting in the way of the future generations, to show parents, filial piety is also the end. Therefore, he is unfilial because he is not an official. The story of pipa, forced by Cai Gong

usage

As a predicate or attributive; used of a person's situation