Mourning for the Phoenix

Mourning for the Phoenix

Qilin Beifeng, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì L í Nb ē if è ng, which means that ancient legends are auspicious animals, which can only be seen in peaceful and prosperous times. It is called mourning for the decline of the country. It comes from Gongyang Zhuan, the fourteenth year of AI Gong and the Analects of Confucius, Zihan.

Idiom usage

It's not the sound of the bell on a clear night, nor the drunken yellow crane, nor the sorrow of the Phoenix. 5% discount on the second edition of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

Confucius wept because he was born in troubled times, and was hurt because the Phoenix didn't arrive. See Gongyang Zhuan, the fourteenth year of AI Gong and the Analects of Confucius, Zihan.