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
one 's crime deserves more than death - sǐ yǒu yú zuì
be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing - shēng sè quǎn mǎ