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Stop craving for plum

Time: 2022-01-31 09:22:48 Author: ChinaWiki.net

Stop craving for plum

Zhilongsimi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin for zh ǐ K ěī s ī m é I, is a metaphor for comforting oneself with fantasy, also known as "zhilongsimi". It's from Diao Feng Yue.

The origin of Idioms

The third fold of Guan Hanqing's diaoyuanyue in Yuan Dynasty: "in the third and fourth shift, it's like relieving hunger and painting cake." The second fold of Liu Hong's maidservant by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "we are the one who yearns for plum."

Idiom usage

Usage: as object and attribute; used in figurative sentences.

Stop craving for plum


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