A sword in the air

A sword in the air

Hanging sword and empty ridge, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xu á NJI à NK à NGL à ng, which means that a friend's heart will not change because of death. It comes from Wu Taibo family in historical records.

Analysis of Idioms

It's like saying what you say and doing what you say

Idiom usage

It's natural to want to increase readers' interest, but there are also some so-called "hanging sword and empty ridge" meaning. Lu Xun's preface to the second volume

The origin of Idioms

In the Western Han Dynasty, Sima Qian's historical records of Wu Taibo's family: "when Xu was returned, Xu Jun was dead, so he solved his sword and tied it to Xu Jun's grave tree."

Idiom story

In ancient times, Jizha was sent to the north for the first time and saw Xu Jun as a good friend. Xu Jun likes Jizha's sword, although it is not stated in words. Ji Zha knew this in his heart. In order to perform his official duties, he didn't give it to Xu Jun. When Ji Zha finished his official business and passed by Xu Di, he saw that Xu Jun had passed away, so he went to his grave, hung his sword on a tree and left.