show filial obedience

show filial obedience

Fan Mian Wenbei, a Chinese idiom, is sh āěē NW ē Nb è I in pinyin, which means that you are very devoted to your parents. From the book of Jin, biography of Wang Yan.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Fan pillow warming mat, fan pillow warming quilt

Idiom usage

To be filial to one's parents

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Jin, Wang yanzhuan: "in order to support the people, we should fan the pillow in summer and warm the quilt in winter."

Idiom story

In the Han Dynasty, Huang Xiang's mother died early. He was knowledgeable and reasonable. In the hot summer, he used a fan to cool the mat and let his father sleep. In winter, he would first get into the bed and warm the quilt to let his father sleep. When he was the prefect of Wei County, the local area suffered from floods. He took out his salary and family property to help the victims. People called him: "unparalleled in the world, Jiangxia Huangxiang."