A straw pillow
Time: 2022-01-31 01:33:29 Author: ChinaWiki.net
A straw pillow
The Chinese idiom, Ji è C à ozh à Nku à I in pinyin, refers to sitting on a straw mat and lying on a clod at the funeral of one's parents in ancient times. It's sad. From chapter 64 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 64 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are constrained by the etiquette and law at this time, so they can't help but use straw to pillow beside the spirit and hate bitterness in mourning."
Idiom usage
He is very sad
A straw pillow
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