Longtou Yinxin

Longtou Yinxin

Longtou Yinxin, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǒ NGT ó uy ī nx ì n, which means letters sent to or from afar. It comes from the story of Pipa · Bozhe's journey by Yuan Gaoming.

Idiom information

The idiom comes from Yuan Gaoming's "Pipa Ji · Bozhe Xinglu": "sighing for the journey of thousands of miles, thinking of relatives every day. Green plum is like beans. It's hard to send a message from Longtou. "

Idiom story

In the Southern Dynasties, Lu Kai of the Song Dynasty had a very good relationship with Fan Ye, a scholar, and he often wrote to each other. One day, Lu Kai picked up a branch of plum blossom in the south of the Yangtze River and wrote a poem: "when the plum blossom is broken, meet the post envoy and send it to the head of Longtou. Jiangnan has nothing to offer you. " To Fan Ye in Chang'an. After receiving it, Fan Ye was deeply moved. In the Southern Dynasty, Lu Kai and fan ye were friendly. They sent a plum blossom from the south of the Yangtze River to Fan Ye in Chang'an. They also gave a poem to Fan Ye, saying: "when you meet a courier, you send it to Longtou people. Jiangnan has nothing to offer you. " See Volume I of Sui Hua Ji Li by Han e of Tang Dynasty. Later, "Longtou Yinxin" was used to refer to letters sent to or from afar.