a place to live in

a place to live in

A foothold is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is l ì Z ú zh ī D ì, which means the place where one can stand and also the place where one can live. It's from Xuan Ting yuan.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] to set up a camp, to set up a niche, to settle down

The origin of Idioms

In the volume of Xuan Ting yuan written by Xiang Lingzi in Qing Dynasty: "do you arrogant people still have a foothold?"

Idiom usage

More formal; used in difficult circumstances. Chapter 33 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty: when Jia Zheng heard about it, he kowtowed and said, "mother says so, son has no place to stand." The wife sneered: "you make me have no place, but you talk about you! But when we go back, your heart is clean, and you are not allowed to fight!" Chapter three and five of a dream of Red Mansions: where did my sister say that! So I don't even have a place to stand. Chapter 7 of Lao Can's Travels: the order will be sent out immediately. Someone has a place to stay. Don't disturb. Mao Dun's frost leaves are as red as February flowers: on the contrary, they are too crowded to have a foothold.