family of scholars
Family of poetry and etiquette, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ī L ǐ zh ī Ji ā, used to refer to generations of people who study and pay attention to ethics. It comes from the seven revisions.
Idiom explanation
Poetry: refers to the book of songs; ceremony: refers to Zhou Li, Yi Li and Li Ji.
The origin of Idioms
Lang Ying of Ming Dynasty, Volume 16 of his seven revisions: "because he is still indulgent, he often forgets the great righteousness for the sake of cherishing the small amount of money, so is the family of poetry and etiquette."
Idiom usage
The home of a scholar.
Examples
The eleventh volume of Yu Shi Ming Yan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "his father Zhao Lun, Zi Wen Bao, and his mother Liu Shi are all generations of poets."
family of scholars
marry someone with the proper ceremonies -- three lots of tea and six presents - sān chá liù lǐ
have full assurance of success - wén cāo shèng quàn
one 's methods are more than human - shén jī miào suàn