Alluding to one's family

Alluding to one's family

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is zh ǐ Q ī NTU ō g ù, which means to refer to relatives, pretending to be old. It means to cling to the powerful. It comes from the story of the fisherman and the woodcutter.

Idiom explanation

The explanation refers to the relative, pretending the old. It means to cling to the powerful.

The origin of Idioms

The second part of the story of the fisherman and the woodcutter written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "it's relevant to tell the relatives to return the story and follow the trend of the times."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or object; used in dealing with affairs