Looking at Wumen

Looking at Wumen

Wu men, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ju é m ù w ú m é n, which means loyal officials are slandered and killed. It comes from Wu Taibo family in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Pick: pick out; eyes: eyes. It means that loyal officials are slandered and killed.

The origin of Idioms

I set my eyes on the east gate of Wu to see the destruction of Wu by Yue. Sima Qian's historical records: Wu Taibo family in the Western Han Dynasty

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, Wu official Wu (Zi Xu) advised Fu Chai, the king of Wu, to refuse Yue to seek peace. Fu Chai believed slander and gave Wu Zixu a sword to kill himself. When Wu Zixu was dying, he said, "dig out my eyes and put them on the east gate of the state of Wu. Let me see that the state of Yue will destroy the state of Wu in the future." Before long, Wu was destroyed by Yue.

Idiom usage

In this paper, the author analyzes the relationship between the death of Wu men and filial piety in Chu tomb. Gao Qi's Ye Wu Xiang CI in Ming Dynasty