nourish one 's parent in his old age and bury his dead body

nourish one 's parent in his old age and bury his dead body

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǎ NGL ǎ OS ò ngzh ō ng, which means children's support for their parents and funeral after death. It comes from journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Ming Shi Naian "outlaws of the marsh" the fifth chapter: he only has this daughter, raise old age to see off the dead, worship incense, all in him.

Idiom usage

It refers to taking care of the elderly.

Examples

The 27th chapter of the journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "when a slave was born, he wanted to change his family status and marry others, but he was afraid that he would be old enough to be independent, so he had to recruit a son-in-law to support him."

The 26th chapter of the scholars written by Wu Jingzi in the Qing Dynasty: "to Bao Tingxi, a weeping friend of Shenggong, who lost his father and married his wife": now this thousand taels of silver is given to you. You can take it home to buy some property, marry a daughter-in-law, and take care of yourself. If I come to Nanjing as an official, I will meet you again.

Chapter 44 of Xue Gang's rebellion against Tang Dynasty written by Rulian Jushi in Qing Dynasty: Feng Jiao said, "my mother is old, and I want you to support her." Maddy said, "you married me. I don't need to say anything about that."

Analysis of Idioms

To support one's life and die.