Gongqing in white(bái yī gōng qīng)

Gongqing in white

Bai yigongqing, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B á iy ī g ō ngq ī ng, which refers to Jinshi in ancient times. In Tang Dynasty, people attached great importance to Jinshi. Most of the prime ministers came from Jinshi, so they regarded Jinshi as the prime minister in white. That is to say, although they were white, they enjoyed the title of prime minister. It comes from Tang Zhiyan written by Wang Dingbao in the Five Dynasties.

The origin of Idioms

In Wang Dingbao's Tang Zhiyan, Volume 1, sanxu Jinshi, the Five Dynasties, it is said that "although the Jinshen were extremely important officials, they were not beautiful in the end, and even the annual tribute was not reduced by 800 or 900 people. Their emphasis was called" Gongqing in white ", also known as" yipinbaishan. "

Idiom usage

A scholar who has not made a fortune

Analysis of Idioms

A woman in white

Chinese PinYin : bái yī gōng qīng