An analysis of Yi Zi

An analysis of Yi Zi

Diao Kui Yi Zi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is x ī h á iy ì Z ǐ, which means to tear down the corpse for cooking and exchange food for children. It describes the extreme predicament of being out of food. It comes from the biography of laishe in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used in life

Examples

Rescue no one, trapped Ning lonely city, blood and tears. I have no resentment from the people, and I have the same ambition.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: an analysis of the skeleton

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of laishe in the book of the later Han Dynasty, "in the past Song Dynasty, the governor of Chu was in charge, so there was the disaster of changing the skeleton."

Idiom explanation

They cut down the bones for cooking, and exchanged them for children. It describes the extreme dilemma of food exhaustion. See "dissecting the skeleton to Cuan".