death of a sage
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ā NTU í m ù Hu à I, which means the death of the people. It's from the book of rites on the Tangong.
Idiom usage
It refers to the death of an important person
The origin of Idioms
"The book of rites on the sandalwood bow": is Taishan a decadent place? Is Liang Muqi bad? Is a philosopher withered
Idiom explanation
Mountain: Mount Tai; Decadence: collapse; wood: beam. Mount Tai collapsed and beams were broken. It refers to the death of the people's expectation.
death of a sage
radiant and enchanting spring scene - yīng fēi cǎo zhǎng
the fallen grass and sinking cesspool - zhuì yīn luò hùn
the dragon soars , the phoenix flies aloft -- dance in swirling - lóng xiáng fèng wǔ
The past is rich and the present is barren - gǔ féi jīn shòu
they have retired from the court to take their their meal - tuì shí zì gōng