Poor and humble

Poor and humble

Chinese idiom, P í NJI à NZ à OK à ng in pinyin, refers to the wife who lived together in adversity when she was poor. It comes from the biography of song Hong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

A wife who lived together in poverty.

The origin of Idioms

"Song Hongzhuan in the book of the later Han Dynasty:" Hong said: 'when I hear about the poor and humble knowledge, I can't forget it, and I can't go to the court with my wife. '"

Idiom story

In the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiuqi used song Hong, a servant of the Western Han Dynasty, and promoted him to "Taizhong doctor". Liu Xiu's elder sister is widowed and takes a fancy to song Hong. Liu Xiu wants to marry her elder sister to song Hong. When Song Hong is asked about his views on "being rich and easy to get married", song Hong replies: "you can't forget your poor friends, but you can't leave your wife in the house". Liu Xiu has no choice but to give up

Idiom usage

Wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife, wife! I've been a junior officer for a long time. Wang Yufeng, Ming Dynasty