Feed the poor
Food for the poor, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò P í nzh ī Li á ng, which means extensive knowledge, is a precious spiritual food given to the knowledge poor. It's from Wen Xin Diao Long Shen Si by Liang and Liu Xie of the Southern Dynasty.
Idiom usage
To be an object; refer to knowledge
The origin of Idioms
In the Southern Dynasty, Liang and Liu Xie's Wenxindiaolong Shensi: "there are two kinds of troubles when the article is filled with worries: those who are depressed in reason suffer from poverty; those who are drowned in words hurt chaos. However, erudition is the food for the poor, and one is the medicine to save chaos."
Idiom explanation
F: free. Extensive knowledge is a precious spiritual food given to the knowledge poor.
Feed the poor
have no place too ashamed to show one 's face - wú dì zì róng
not attend to one 's proper works or duties - tōu gǒu xì jī
discourse at random of things past and present - shuō gǔ tán jīn