heaven robs one of his soul

heaven robs one of his soul

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is ti ā NDU ó zh ī pॸ. Heaven has taken away his soul. It is not far from death. It comes from Zuo Zhuan, the 15th year of Xuangong.

The origin of Idioms

In the 15th year of Xuangong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "Uncle yuan must have a big fault, and heaven will take away his soul." The biography of Wen Qiao in the book of Jin states: "Heaven takes its soul, and the time of death is coming."

Idiom usage

Qin Guan of the Song Dynasty wrote "advance strategy on frontier defense": "Heaven seizes the soul, and he kills the barbarians by himself."

Analysis of Idioms

The spirit of heaven

Idiom story

In 594 BC, fengshu, the Prime Minister of Di people (CHIDI), killed the wife of his monarch Luzi baby and hurt Luzi's eyes. Lu Zi's wife is Jin Jinggong's sister. Therefore, the state of Jin sent troops to attack CHIDI in the summer of the same year. In less than a month, CHIDI was destroyed. Fengshu fled to the state of Wei. The people of the state of Wei were afraid of harming themselves and sent him to the state of Jin. Duke Jing of Jin ordered him to be killed. The state of Jin sent Zhao Tong (the ancestor of Zhao Guojun) to offer the captured Di people to the emperor of Zhou Dynasty. Depending on the strength of Jin State, Zhao Tong was very disrespectful and arrogant to the emperor of Zhou. Liu Kanggong, the son of Emperor Zhou, was very unhappy and said, "in less than 10 years, uncle yuan (i.e. Zhao Tong) must have a big fault. Heaven has taken away his soul!" That is to say, in less than 10 years, Zhao Tong will be in great trouble. God has taken his soul away. The idiom "Heaven seizes the soul" is used to describe that people are not far away from death.