Wash the stomach with ashes
Wash the stomach with ashes
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nhu ī x ǐ w è I, which means repentance. It comes from the biography of xunboyu in southern history.
Notes on Idioms
Ash: in ancient times, plant ash was used as detergent.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of xunboyu in southern history, "if xunboyu is a new man, he will swallow a knife and scrape his intestines, drink ashes and wash his stomach."
Idiom usage
It refers to reform. "Ji Long said:" I want to wash my stomach with pure grey Dendrobium. He had a foul stomach, so he gave birth to a fierce son. When he was more than 20 years old, he wanted to kill him. "
Wash the stomach with ashes
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