From the palace

From the palace

Take from the palace, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ǔ zh ū g ō ngzh ō ng, meaning to take for their own home, very convenient. It comes from Mencius Teng Wengong.

Notes on Idioms

Palace, the general name of house in ancient times.

The origin of Idioms

Mencius Teng Wen Gong Shang: "why don't Xu Zi use it in his palace for edification?"

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing. The third volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "the ninth elder sister was born by nature. She earned a lot of money when she was young. When she went out, she still had a lot of money, but she did not spare any effort to draw money from other palaces."