women who died in defence of their honour

women who died in defence of their honour

Sanjhen jiulie, a Chinese idiom, is s āēēē NJI ǔ Li è in pinyin, which means chastity and martyrdom used to praise women in feudal society. It comes from the text of contract written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The third part of the contract written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "He Yuan Lai is a virtuous woman of nine martyrs and three chastities. He is an old man who is still married."

Idiom usage

If you have used your hands and feet, you can be as clean as you want, and you can't jump out of the circle. The 12th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Sanjhen Wulie