with half of one 's body already in the grave(bàn jié rù tǔ)

with half of one 's body already in the grave

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B à NJI é R à t à, which means that people are not long alive. From Dongpo Zhilin.

Analysis of Idioms

Near dusk, dying, going to the earth, late years

The origin of Idioms

Su Shi's Dongpo Zhilin of Song Dynasty, Volume 12: "you are half cut into the earth, still fighting for high and low?"

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; used as predicate and attributive; refers to people dying old. example much worse, much worse! At thirty-five, they are half cut to the ground. (Lao She's who got to Chongqing first act 1) Li Zhun's can't go that way: "he's not for you. He's half to the ground. He's not planning for you

Idioms and allusions

original text

Taofu looked up at Ai Ren and scolded him, saying, "how careless you are! You are always on top of me!" AI man bent over and said: "you have half cut into the earth, still fighting for supremacy?" Taofu is angry and quarrels repeatedly. The door god said, "I'm not worthy. I'm close to others. I don't have time to fight for leisure." Shi -- song Sushi's Dongpo Zhilin Volume 12

translation

Taofu: superstitious customs in the old days. During the Spring Festival, Taomu engraving was used to insert two statues of God tea and Yu Lei beside the door, and evil spirits did not dare to enter. Once a year. Later, in order to save trouble, people directly wrote the names of "Shencha" and "Yulei" on the peach board. AI people: in the old days, people were superstitious. During the Dragon Boat Festival, they used wormwood to form a human figure and hang it on the door to ward off evil spirits. Taofu looked up at the figure made of wormwood and scolded: "you wild vegetables and weeds, openly live on my head!" AI man looked down at Taofu and said, "you are half cut to the ground. What else do you want to fight with me for?" Taofu was furious, so they quarreled with each other. The door god finally couldn't help it and said, "we are all unworthy people. We are only worthy of leaning on other people's doors. Why bother to fight for leisure?" this sketch is specially for those who depend on others and rely on others!

Chinese PinYin : bàn jié rù tǔ