Sorrow of frost and dew
The tragedy of frost and dew, a Chinese idiom, means the sorrow of parents and ancestors. It comes from the family precepts of Yan family, the final system.
The origin of Idioms
According to Yan Zhitui's family precepts final system in the Northern Qi Dynasty, "if you repay the virtue of ignorance and the sorrow of frost and dew, you can sometimes make a fast confession."
Idiom usage
It refers to the sad thinking of parents and ancestors. example she often shows her sorrow.
Sorrow of frost and dew
give mature consideration to all aspects of a question - miàn miàn yuán dào
Three fold humerus is a good doctor - sān zhé gōng wéi liáng yī
rise up upon hearing the crow of a rooster and practise with the sword - wén jī qǐ wǔ
have a good idea of how things stand - xiōng zhōng yǒu shù