cherish an old broom as if it were a thousand pieces of gold(bì zhǒu qiān jīn)

cherish an old broom as if it were a thousand pieces of gold

As a Chinese idiom, the pronunciation is "B ì zh ǒ uqi ā NJ ī n", which means to treat your old broom as valuable. It refers to cherishing one's own things. It comes from Guangwu Di Ji, a record of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: self cherishing and antonym: looking like a worn shoe

Idiom usage

It's a predicate, attribute and adverbial. It means to cherish one's own things. The inner saying says: "if there is a broom at home, you can enjoy it." It's not easy to see the trouble. Three Kingdoms, Wei and Cao Pi

The origin of Idioms

According to the record of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Guangwu emperor Ji, "the emperor heard about it and ordered Liu Yu, the Deputy General of the Wu and Han Dynasties, to say:" the city descends, the mother of the baby has thousands of mouths. Once the soldiers are set on fire, it can be said that it is sour. I have a broom at home, and I enjoy it. Yu clan descendants, so taste more duty, how can we bear to do this!

Chinese PinYin : bì zhǒu qiān jīn