The lost land

The lost land

Qiaosu lost Cuan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi á OS à sh à Cu à n, meaning that although there is firewood, there is no rice for cooking, which means very poor. It's from Wu Weiye's "Chancheng" in Qing Dynasty.

Idioms and allusions

It refers to living in poverty

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: qiaosu Buxun

The origin of Idioms

Wu Weiye's poem "Chancheng" in the Qing Dynasty (12): "the crown of the comb is lazy and the pillow is high, while the wood cutting and the Su cutting are light."

Idiom explanation

Although there is firewood, there is no rice for cooking. Very poor.