Sorrow of frost and dew

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.