begging in tears for assistance in desperation

begging in tears for assistance in desperation

Qin Tingzhi's cry, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q í NT í ngzh ī K ū, which originally means asking for help from other countries. After also refers to begging for help. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the fourth year of Duke Ding.

Idiom usage

I can only send someone to Mianzhu to cry for Qin Tingzhi. Yao xueyin's Li Zicheng, Vol.1, Chapter 23

Analysis of Idioms

[synonyms] Bao Xu's cry [Tongyun CI] hehgaowu, Shihu measuring beads, whistling with the wind, cutting a clam to get a pearl, writing on the bus, jiangbozhihu, drinking water and eating Shu, piling up, gossiping and piling up

The origin of Idioms

Shen Baoxu was like a beggar in Qin Dynasty. He stood against the court wall and cried day and night. He did not drink for seven days. Duke AI of Qin wrote "no clothes" for it and sat down nine times. Qin Shi was born.

Idiom story

In the spring and Autumn period, the princes were in a scuffle, the state of Wu attacked the state of Chu, and the state of Chu was defeated. Shen Baoxu, Minister of the state of Chu, went to the state of Qin for help. Duke AI of Qin hesitated and delayed sending troops to save Chu. Shen Baoxu "stood on the court wall and cried, day and night, spoon drink not entrance." After seven days and nights of crying, Duke AI of Qin was deeply moved and agreed to send troops to rescue the state of Chu