The age of the ox

The age of the ox

Niuyinian, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin means Ni ú y ī Su ì Yu è, which means a poor life. It comes from seeing off my brother-in-law Wang Wugui.

The origin of Idioms

The fourth poem of Zeng Guofan's "send my brother-in-law Wang Wugui" in the Qing Dynasty: "the time of the ox's clothes is Xihuang."

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in life

Idiom story

In the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Zhang's family was very poor. When he was young, he studied in Chang'an University and lived with his wife, leading a hard life. Once, when he was sick and had no quilt, he had to cover something like a coir raincoat made of hemp and grass. It was used to protect cattle from the cold at that time. People called it "cattle clothing". Wang Zhang curled up in the cow's clothes, shivering with cold. Thinking that he was dying, Wang Zhang cried and said to his wife, "I'm very ill. I don't even have a quilt to cover. It seems that I'm going to die. Let's say goodbye! " His wife angrily rebuked him and said, "Zhongqing! You can tell me, who can be as knowledgeable as you? Now that you are suffering from poverty and illness, you are crying instead of working hard and cheering up. How hopeless After hearing this, Wang Zhang felt ashamed. After his illness, he studied hard and finally became a useful person.