get together and talk over

get together and talk over

Jianzhu Xichuang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ nzh ú x ī Chu ā ng, originally refers to missing a distant wife, looking forward to gathering at night; later refers to relatives and friends gathering. It's from the night rain to the north.

The origin of Idioms

Li Shangyin's poem "night rain to the north" in Tang Dynasty: how to cut the candle in the west window, but talk about the night rain in Bashan.

Idiom usage

It refers to the meeting of relatives and friends under the lamp. Today, I see it as a dream. I talk with you about poetry, which is cute and clever. A good friend is a good friend. --------Liao Zhai Zhi Yi Lian Suo by Pu Songling in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Tang Dynasty, Li Shangyin, a poet, was appointed as the aide of Liu Zhongying, the governor of Dongchuan. He lived in a foreign land, facing the autumn rain in the dead of night, he recalled the memory of his wife and wrote the poem "night rain to the north": when you ask whether you are going to return, the rain rises in the autumn pool. How can we cut the candle in the west window, but talk about the rain at night.