Owls crow and howl

Owls crow and howl

Owls crow and ghosts howl, a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi ā ot í Gu ǐ Xi à o, which means like owls crowing and complaining about ghosts. It describes the voice of sadness and bitterness. It comes from Ming Yin Lu by Wu Mingshi in Tang Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

It's like an owl crowing and complaining about ghosts. It describes the voice of sadness and bitterness.

The origin of Idioms

Wu Mingshi's "Ming Yin Lu" in Tang Dynasty: "the voice is plaintive, and the owl is crying and whistling, so you can hear it."