A golden broom

A golden broom

Qianjinmala broom, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ā NJ ī Nb ì zh ǒ u, which means a broken broom, which is as valuable as Qianjin; it means that although something is humble, it is very valued. It comes from Guangwu Di Ji, a record of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ban Gu's dongguanhanji Guangwudi Ji of the Han Dynasty: "when the emperor heard about it, he issued an edict to Liu Yu, the Deputy General of the Wu and Han Dynasties, saying:" Chengjiang, the mother of a baby, has thousands of mouths. Once the soldiers are set on fire, it can be said that it is sour. If there is a family with a broom, you can enjoy it. The descendants of Yu's clan, therefore, had a better job. How could they bear to do this? "

Idiom usage

Examples

Su Shi's Ci Yun Qin Guan He wrote a poem in response to the imperial examination in Beijing: "if a thousand gold and evil brooms can be replaced, I'll stay in the water."