Pay by the lotus
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ h è x ī x ī n, which means that the father cuts firewood, but the son can't bear it. Later, the metaphor inherits the father's career. From Zuo Zhuan, the seventh year of Zhaogong.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: son inherits father's career
Idiom usage
Fang Changyu, a Chonggu official in Qingzhou, said to Tzu (Chongzi), "the former envoy was loyal to Haotian, more than Songzhu. Mr. Lang, however, should sit upright and draw a picture. I'll be waiting for you. " The biography of Zhang Chong
The origin of Idioms
In the seventh year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan: "the ancients said:" his father's salary is analyzed, and his son's salary is calculated. "
Pay by the lotus
become aware of one 's errors and turn back from one 's wrong path - mí ér zhī fǎn
Far water cannot save near fire - yuǎn shuǐ jiù bù dé jìn huǒ
Draw the egg and carve the salary - huà luǎn diāo xīn
There's no place to go when you've broken your iron shoes - tàpò tiěxié wúmìchù,délái quánbù fèigōngfù
Turning the past into the future - yǎn gé wéi xuān