A close friend

A close friend

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ì s ǐ zh ī J ǐ, which means to repay a confidant at the expense of his life. It comes from Zhao ceyi, the Warring States strategy.

The origin of Idioms

Zhao ceyi, the strategy of the Warring States States Period: "a scholar who is a confidant will die, and a woman who is willing to please herself, I will take revenge on her."

Idiom usage

In the Three Kingdoms, Wei and Cao Cao's "Xuanwen on the bridge of sacrificing the old Taiwei", it is said that "when a scholar dies and knows his friend, he will never forget this."

Analysis of Idioms

A scholar dies for his confidant