Like plough and bird work

Like plough and bird work

Xiang Geng niaoyun is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Xi à NGG à ngni à oy ú n, which means that it is said that Shun died of Cangwu, and the elephant worked for it; Yu buried Kuaiji, and the bird worked for it. Later, it is used to describe the simple folk custom, which is the legacy of the Shun Yu era. It comes from selected works, Zuo Si's Wu Du Fu.

The origin of Idioms

In selected works, Zuo Si's Wu Du Fu: "it's like farming and bird's work, and it's natural." Li Shan quoted yuejueshu: "when Shun died in Cangwu, it was like ploughing for him; when Yu was buried in Kuaiji, it was like birds working for him." In a word, the tiller is like a bird, while the cultivator is like a bird.

Idiom usage

Hengshui also runs east to lamota, with a pool beside it This hollow wasteland is empty, and the elephants use their noses to get water and sprinkle the land. Notes to the water classic · hehe I by Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty