Burnt sand and rotten stone

Burnt sand and rotten stone

Jiaosha Langshi is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Ji à OSH à sh í L à n, which means to scorch the sand and burn the stone. It describes the hot weather. It comes from Dong Zhongshu's Chunqiu Fanlu · following the way of heaven.

Idiom usage

The weather is extremely hot

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Jin shuoshi

The origin of Idioms

According to Dong Zhongshu's Chunqiu Fanlu · follow the way of heaven: "if it's cold, it's suspected that the ground is cracked; if it's hot, it's scorched sand and rotten stone."

Idiom explanation

Scorch the sand and the stone. It's very hot.