Oranges beyond the Huaihe River

Oranges beyond the Huaihe River

Mandarin, Pinyin is y ú Hu á izh ī J ú, a Chinese idiom, which means to refer to things that change places and deteriorate. It comes from Yanzi Chunqiu zaxiashi.

Idioms and allusions

During the spring and Autumn period, Yan Ying, a senior official of the state of Qi, was sent to the state of Chu. When the king of Chu saw that he was small, he laughed at him and caught a thief to say that he was from the state of Qi. Yan Ying replied, "people all know that the orange tree is more than the Huaihe River. The people of Qi came to Chu to become thieves. The environment has changed." He dealt with the king of Chu skillfully. The king of Chu looked at him with new eyes and changed to receive him with high standards.

Idiom usage

As an object; used in figurative sentences. No factory like system, prosperous in the western land, almost like an orange over the Huaihe River, moved to Fuliang. Ye Shengtao's poverty

The origin of Idioms

"Yanzi's spring and Autumn Annals: Za Xia Shi:" Yanzi evaded the banquet and said: "when you hear it, orange is born in Huainan, orange is born in Huainan, orange is born in Huaibei, orange is born in Huaibei. So what? Water and soil are different. "