Drink water to know the source

Drink water to know the source

Drinking water to know the source, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ó Shu ǐ zh ī Yu á n, which means drinking water to understand its source. Metaphor does not forget the origin. It comes from No.26 of "reply to master Xu cunzhai".

Analysis of Idioms

Drink water and think of the source

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Juzheng's answer to master Xu cunzhai in Ming Dynasty (26): "if you falsely undertake a heavy task, you can avoid mistakes, especially if you are a teacher, you can find a shelter, drink water and know the source, and dare to forget the title knot."

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing.