known to every household

known to every household

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ā y ù h ù Xi ǎ o, which means everyone knows. It's known to all. It comes from the biography of Liu Fu in the book of Han Dynasty and the exoneration of Zheng Xi and others.

Idiom explanation

Yu: understand; Xiao: know. Every family knows. It's known to all.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Fu's biography in the book of the Han Dynasty: "the world can't be known." In the Song Dynasty, Lou Yao's "pay Zheng Xi and others to be exempted from crime" said: "but there is a purpose of exemption, so it can't be told by the family."

Idiom usage

It is better to write Water Margin and journey to the West than to write them in Qin, Han and Six Dynasties, which can not be popularized. Hu Shi's pushing up Liangshan

Idioms and allusions

Such a story is recorded in an ancient book called the legend of the martyr. In ancient times, there was a woman named Liang, who lived with her brother's family with her two children. One day, my brother and sister-in-law went to work in the field, and aunt Liang was at home alone looking after one of her brother's sons and her two children. When she was washing clothes in the courtyard outside, there was a big fire in the house. The fire blocked the three children in the house. The situation was very critical. Aunt Liang rushed into the room and tried to save her brother's child first. But because of the smoke in the room, she couldn't tell which child was her nephew. So when she took the child out, she found that it was her son who was saved. At this time, the fire is more and more fierce. If she goes in to save the child, her life is in danger. She was very worried, thumping her chest and crying, thinking: how can this be! If I can't save my brother's children, but my own children are saved. In this way, every family will know that I am a selfish villain? Then I will never face my brother and sister-in-law again! No, even if I rush in and burn to death, I have to save my nephew! So, risking her life, she once again rushed into the thatched cottage which had become a sea of fire. As a result, the child was not rescued and she was burned to death. later, people use "household name" to express the meaning of some characters, stories or events that every family understands and everyone knows.