there were many roads and much business

there were many roads and much business

Six streets and three markets, Chinese idiom, Pinyin Li ù Ji ē s ā NSH ì, meaning street. From Zizhitongjian, the first year of Jingyun, Ruizong, Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Six streets: six streets in Chang'an City in Tang Dynasty; City: it was called the city of three o'clock in the morning, noon and evening in ancient times.

The origin of Idioms

"Zizhitongjian · the first year of Jingyun of Ruizong in Tang Dynasty" says that "Wei Yuanhe, a scholar of Zhongshu, visited the Sixth Street." Zhou Li, local officials, Si Shi

Analysis of Idioms

Streets and alleys

Idiom usage

It's a combination of the two. Sure enough, there is a city with six streets and three markets and thousands of households. People come and go in broad daylight. In the third chapter of Wu Chengen's journey to the West in Ming Dynasty, Jin dongjieyuan's Xixiangji zhugongdiao (Volume 1): "six streets and three markets are open to traffic, and romantic figures are like Beijing." Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty "Water Margin" Chapter 10 "Zhu GUI Water Pavilion Shi Hao Jian, Lin Chong, Liang Shan on a snowy night": I first worked as a coach in the capital, playing and drinking in six streets and three markets every day. Who wants to be trapped by Gao Qiu's thief today? I've got a face to face, and I've been sent here straight away, which makes it hard for me to run home and country. I'm so lonely! "Butterfly dream" the first fold: "I am here in a hurry through six streets and three markets, in the line of business, scratching my cheeks and ears, wiping tears and kneading."