very grieved

very grieved

Sima Qingshan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ī m ǎ Q ī ngsh ā n, which means extremely sad. From Pipa Xing.

The origin of Idioms

Bai Juyi "Pipa line" poem: "who is the most crying in the seat, Jiangzhou Sima Qingshan wet."

Idiom usage

As the subject, object, attribute; describe extreme sadness. How can I learn to be a bigamy King Yunyu? How wet is Sima Qingshan's tears? (Ming Feng Ji by Wang Shizhen of Ming Dynasty, 29th issue)

Idiom story

During the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, a poet, was demoted to Jiangzhou County Sima. One autumn night, he saw off his guests to the wharf of fupukou. When the sound of Pipa came from the river, he called the pipa girl to inquire. He learned that she had been studying with a famous teacher in Chang'an since childhood. Because of her old age, he had to marry a businessman. He was moved to tears when he thought of herself.