a married man 's entire family

a married man 's entire family

Wife, children, old and young, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī é RL ǎ OSH ǎ o, meaning father, mother, wife, son and other family members. It comes from Ming Dynasty and Feng Menglong's ancient and modern novels: one of Wang Xin died to save his family.

Idiom usage

As subject, object, attribute; used of family

Analysis of Idioms

Wife, children, old and young

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty wrote in the ancient and modern novels: one of Wang Xin died to save his family: "more than 30 people, including his wife, children, old and young, and Liu Qing, went to Tianhuang Lake in Wangjiang county."

Idiom explanation

Refers to the father, mother, wife, son and other family members. The same as "wife, children, old and young".