Hazelnut everywhere

Hazelnut everywhere

The Chinese idiom, which comes from the biography of Lu Wenjin in the history of the Old Five Dynasties, describes the desolate scene everywhere after encountering changes. It also refers to a difficult situation with many obstacles.

Corylus heterophylla: a bush with thorns. Looking around, it's all hazelnut. It describes the scene of desolation everywhere after an accident. It also refers to a difficult situation with many obstacles. His source is Lu Wenjin's biography in the history of the Old Five Dynasties: "Wenjin was in Pingzhou, leading Xi's family to ride vigorously, and the birds beat the animals. He came and went suddenly, and the Yanzhao states were full of hazelnuts." Apart from the Yang'an hall, there are still piles of rubble. In Chapter 74 of the romance of the later Han Dynasty, Cai Dongfan used it as predicate and object, referring to the desolate scene.