the inexpensive gift by scholars
The Chinese idiom, Xi ù C á IR é NQ í ng in pinyin, means that in the old days, most of the scholars were poor and could not afford to buy gifts when they met with people, so they had to cut paper and write letters. As the saying goes: "Xiucai Renqing paper half." Generally speaking, the gift is too meagre. From the book of rites of Tao village.
Idiom usage
Chapter 31 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "don't laugh when you are talented and kind."
The origin of Idioms
Zhu Zhiyu of Qing Dynasty wrote in the book of rites of Tao Village: "there are two kinds of writing brush and fighting method outside, which are really talents and human feelings."
the inexpensive gift by scholars
rank , success , fame and riches - gōng míng fù guì
be strictly honest under all circumstances - bù kuì wū lòu