the pine and the cypress are the last to wither
the pine and the cypress are the last to wither
Pine and cypress wither after death, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ō NGB ǎ IH ò UDI ā o, which refers to a person with lofty ideals struggling to the end in a difficult and dangerous environment, from the Analects of Confucius · Zihan.
The origin of Idioms
In the Analects of Confucius, Zihan said, "when the year is cold, then the pines and cypresses wither."
Idiom usage
Used to fight to the end. Only the public welfare awards are respected, and the rules are observed carefully. The pines and cypresses wither behind, and the storm is like a dark day. Yu Jing, Tang Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: carving after pine and cypress
the pine and the cypress are the last to wither
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