Love for water

Love for water

The Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is "Zhi Shu ǐ zh ī Q í ng", expresses the people's expectation for the fairness and honesty of officials. It comes from the biography of Pang can in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

[structure] partial formality [synonyms] clear water setting [Tongyun CI] clear public and private, plain pipe silver vase, flattery, break the promise, first write Huangting, penniless, billow and mature, Mushi front alliance, Zhen caipinneng, act according to one's ability [time] ancient times

The origin of Idioms

Tang does not speak with words, but with a big book of Allium macrostemon and a bowl of water, he puts it in front of the screen of the house and holds his grandson under the house. The main book is white. After thinking about it for a long time, he said, "Tang is the prefect who wants to know. Water, I want to clear Fan Ye's biography of Pang can in the book of the later Han Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

During the Han Dynasty, Pang Shen, the governor of Hanyang, heard that Ren Tang, a local hermit, had talent and wanted to ask him to help him. Pang Shen goes to Ren Tang's door to wait and explain his intention. Ren Tang doesn't speak. He takes out a basket of Allium macrostemon vegetables and a basin of water and puts them in front of the door, holding his grandson in ambush. Pang Shen's subordinates thought he was arrogant, and Pang Shen immediately understood what he meant.

Idiom usage

The expectation of the people. With commendatory meaning. This is Ren Tang's feeling of buying water, and Hong Guo's letter is waiting. Inscriptions on Zhaowang in Anlu of Qi Dynasty