the rich men dare not sit right under the eaves

the rich men dare not sit right under the eaves

Sitting down is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zu ò B ù Chu í t á ng, which means not sitting outside the hall, afraid of falling down the steps; it means not staying in a dangerous place. It comes from the biography of Sima Xiangru in historical records.

Idiom explanation

Chuitang: near the eaves.

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's biography of Sima Xiangru in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "the family is very rich, and it is hard to sit down."

Idiom usage

It is contractive; it is predicate and attributive; it contains commendatory meaning. Chen Kangqi's "Lang Qian Ji Wen" Volume 10: "the son of a thousand gold, sitting in a humble position, Kuang Wancheng is supreme, how can we try the waves lightly." In Zhangyuan, you will be the son of a thousand gold to show the public. The book with Wu junsui written by Zhang Binglin in Qing Dynasty