Swallows burn their nests

Swallows burn their nests

Swallow burning nest, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à NCH à f é NCH á o, which means swallow is in the burning nest. It's a very dangerous situation. It comes from Qiu Jin's general notice to compatriots in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Qiu Jin of the Qing Dynasty published a general notice to our compatriots: "my husband's fish are swimming at the bottom of the pot, and the swallow is burning its nest. I don't know that he is in danger. Why are my compatriots so different?"

Analysis of Idioms

Yan Chuwei's nest

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences