To draw gold and turn purple

To draw gold and turn purple

Tuo Jin Wei Zi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Tu ō J ī NW ě iz ǐ, which means wearing a gold seal with purple ribbon. It is a metaphor for a high official position. It's from the book of mourning a certain king.

Idiom explanation

Wear purple ribbon and gold seal. It is a metaphor for a high official position.

The origin of Idioms

Shen Junru's poem "mourning a certain monarch" said: "ten years of saying sad things, an example of donating life during the Anti Japanese war. I'm ashamed to kill the concubines of the puppet jingnu. I'm just a corpse.

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing