Twisting the earth to burn incense

Twisting the earth to burn incense

Nian Tu Fen Xiang is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Ni ǎ NT ǔ f é nxi ā ng, which means that it is too late to prepare incense to express piety. It comes from Meng Hanqing's moheluo in Yuan Dynasty.

[interpretation] it is not enough to prepare incense, which means piety. It is the same as "twisting the earth for fragrance".

[source] the first fold of Meng Hanqing's "moheluo" in Yuan Dynasty: "I'm here to burn incense and paint the furnace. I'm busy looking after it. Thank you for your protection."