Falling down
Falling down
The Chinese idiom PI ā oy ī NDU ò h ù n is Pinyin, which means that there are different destinies of wealth and poverty due to chance. It also refers to the decadence of women. From the book of Liang, biography of scholars, fan Zhen.
Idiom usage
How many people are there in the underground? It's true to be sad when you only meet a PI Xiangshi when you die.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: piaoyin Luohe, piaoyin Suihe
The origin of Idioms
In the book of Liang · biography of scholars · fan Zhen: "Ziliang (Xiao Ziliang, king of Jingling) asked: if you don't believe in cause and effect, how can there be wealth and poverty in the world? Careful answer: People's life is like a tree and flower, with the same hair, all open a stalk, fall with the wind, its own curtain fell on the mat, its own fence fell on the side of dung. Those who fall on the mat, your highness is also; those who fall on the dung.
Idiom explanation
It refers to the different fates of wealth and poverty due to chance. It also refers to women's depravity.
Idiom story
During the Liang Dynasty of the Southern Dynasty, Zi Liang and the atheist fan Zhen talked about the wealth of life and asked about the relationship between wealth and cause and effect. Fan Zhen replied: "life is the same tree and flower. Although they are on the same branch, suddenly there is a strong wind. Some petals float to the seat cushions of rich people and others float to the toilets. Cause and effect are at work."
Falling down