The tree fell to the ground
The Chinese idiom is sh ù D ǎ og ē NCU ī, which means that the trunk of a tree falls and the root of a tree is destroyed. It refers to old age and poor health. From Du Liu Cui.
The origin of Idioms
Yuan anonymous "Du Liucui" the third fold: "Liucui also, I'm afraid that you will be old in spring, and the tree will be destroyed."
Idiom usage
As a predicate or object; used in figurative sentences
The tree fell to the ground
water rushes down and covers hundreds of miles of land - yī xiè bǎi lǐ
Face to face Gong, face to face drum - dāng miàn luó,duì miàn gǔ
keep on repeating at great length - lián biān lěi dú
be derelict in duty and run irrelevant business - bù wù zhèng yè
Hold one's grudge and shed one's shame - bào yuàn xuě chǐ