I'm not paid

I'm not paid

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is p ī Qi ú f ù x ī n, which means wearing fur and carrying firewood. It describes a hermit with high ambition and purity. From Lun Heng Shu Xu.

Idiom explanation

Jo: fur clothes.

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Chong's Lun Heng Shu Xu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it is said that "when I am in May of the summer, I will be paid by wearing fur. How can I take gold?"

Idiom usage

A hermit with lofty ideals and noble deeds. example don't plan according to Wu, and you'll be well paid. Wang Ji's Ode to the North Mountain in Tang Dynasty

Idiom story

During the spring and Autumn period, Jizha, the youngest son of the king of Wu, often sent envoys to various countries. He found a piece of gold on the side of the road when he was sent to the state of Qi, and asked the woodcutter to pick it up. Did not want to chop firewood people say that I am still wearing a fur coat, carrying firewood, like the kind of gold picker? Ji Zi of Yanling was very ashamed to meet an expert.