family producing public officials for successive generations

family producing public officials for successive generations

Zan Ying Shi Zhou, pronounced Z ā NY ī n ɡ sh ì zh 庲 u, is a Chinese word, which means the crown ornaments of ancient dignitaries, especially those who have been officials for generations. It comes from the poem of eight laments by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty, which is a gift to Zuo Pu to shoot at Yan Gongwu, Duke of Zheng.

Idiom explanation

Hairpin and tassel: the crown ornaments of ancient dignitaries. A family that has been an official for generations

The origin of Idioms

Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty wrote "eight elegy poems: a gift to Zuo Pu to shoot at the Duke Yan Gongwu of the state of Zheng": "spare old guests are ashamed to wear their tassels." The second book of Wang can ascends the tower written by Zheng Dehui in Yuan Dynasty: "a virtuous man is a noble and noble man, who can be the commander of the army."

Analysis of Idioms

Zanying family

Idiom usage

The 17th volume of Ling Mengchu's ER Ke Pai An Da Qi: "she Ren is a Shi Zhou with a hairpin, and Kuang is also a famous scholar in the Yellow palace. He flies in the sun." Xiong Zhaozheng's Zhang Juzheng, Volume 4, chapter 28: "I don't know how many Shizhou and powerful families I have offended."