beg alms from door to door

beg alms from door to door

Yanmenduobo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nm é NTU ō B ō, which generally refers to begging for alms everywhere. It is the same as "holding a bowl along the door". From the story of heroes and heroines.

The origin of Idioms

The twelfth chapter of Wenkang's biography of heroes and heroines in Qing Dynasty: "if you borrow this and beg for mercy from your relatives and friends without asking for friendship, it's not what I mean!"

Analysis of Idioms

Related idioms: holding a bowl and supporting a bowl