a cultured family

a cultured family

Shi Li Chuan Jia, a Chinese idiom, whose pinyin is sh ī L ǐ Chu á NJI ā, means to pass on Confucian classics and moral norms from generation to generation. From the story of jingchai, huishuo.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan Ke Danqiu's "jingchai Ji · huishuo" said: "the inheritor of poetry and rites is a Confucian descendant. Unfortunately, the first emperor died early."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing. Example Mao Dun's midnight eight: "you, uncle Feng, are a respectable landlord and an inheritor of poetry and etiquette. How can you shake your heart after listening to a piece of Lao he's stupid words?" "the Analects of Confucius Ji Shi": "(Zi) taste independence, carp tend to court. He said, "do you study poetry?" He said to them, "it's not true." He said, "if you don't study poetry, you can't speak." The carp retreated to learn poetry. In the future, he will be independent again. The carp moved past the court. He said, "do you learn etiquette?" He said to them, "it's not true." He said, "if you don't learn etiquette, you can't stand it." The carp retreated to learn etiquette.