Cold windows and frozen walls

Cold windows and frozen walls

Cold window, frozen wall, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ě ngchu ā NGD ò NGB ì, meaning very poor. It's from Xie Zhao's sending Wu's salary.

Idiom explanation

To describe poverty.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Shidao of Song Dynasty wrote the poem "thank Zhao for sending Wu salary", which said: "the old man is not straight enough to say, cold windows and frozen walls make spring warm."

Idiom usage

Example: Song Yang Wanli's poem "the day before the new year's Eve, the boat will return to Quwo city and stay at Zhiping Temple" reads: "is it better to sleep in the cold window and frozen wall? Also Teng Shupeng, Yang Jiantian When he got home, he was in a daze.