the hardest life of a widow
Yinbingtunbo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ Nb ī NGT ū Nb ò, which means to live a simple life and be innocent. It comes from miscellaneous theory written by yuan Zongdao in Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In Yuan Zongdao's miscellaneous theory of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that "in order to deal with such a great event, we should not make a small explanation, but seek truth, rest on our salaries and taste our courage, and drink ice and swallow Berberis."
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: drink ice to eat, drink ice to eat
the hardest life of a widow
be good both in character and scholarship - jīng míng xíng xiū
unable to distinguish one kind of grain from another - wǔ gǔ bù fēn
the sight of familiar objects fills one with infinite melancholy - dǔ wù shāng qíng
friendship between old and young people - wàng nián zhī hǎo
unjust cause finds scant support - shī dào guǎ zhù