a scene of desolation after a plague when the population is decimated

a scene of desolation after a plague when the population is decimated

Shishishijiukui, a Chinese word, is sh í sh ì Ji ǔ Ku ì in pinyin, which means lack of property. It comes from the book of the new Tang Dynasty, biography of the western regions, Gaochang.

Idiom explanation

Kui refers to the lack of property.

Idioms and allusions

Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty wrote in the book of the new Tang Dynasty, biography of the western regions, Gaochang: "today, Gaochang has been exterminated and moved the four barbarians. However, since the beginning of Wang Shi's expedition, He Xi's service, the flow of rice, ten rooms and nine chambers, it has not been recovered in five years."

Discrimination of words

[pinyin code]: ssjk

Ten rooms and nine empty spaces

Usage: used as an object or attribute; refers to disasters, wars or excessive levies