Separate families

Separate families

Jiaohu fenmen, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ oh ù f ē nm é n, which refers to the separation of doors and means to form a party for personal gain. It comes from the biography of Hua Yuncheng in the history of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Hua Yuncheng in the history of Ming Dynasty, "the four seas gradually disintegrated, but the officials had the idea of separate families."

Idiom usage

Combined; used as predicate and attribute; with derogatory meaning