grave incidents
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ā Nb ē ngshu ǐ Ji é, which means mountains collapse and rivers dry up. In ancient times, it was considered as a major event or a sign of it, the same as "mountains collapse and rivers dry up". It comes from the fourth chapter of chengdi in the Han Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In Han Dynasty, XunYue's "Han Ji · chengdi Ji 4", it is said that "Shu Jun was originally built in Han Dynasty, and now the land where it rises has collapsed and the water is exhausted, and it will almost die."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.
grave incidents
snatch a victory out of defeat - zhuǎn bài wéi shèng
Dethrone extravagance and advocate thrift - chù shē chóng jiǎn