in ill health
Trouble of collecting firewood, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ǎ IX ī nzh ī Hu à n, meaning sick can't get firewood. A euphemism claiming to be ill. From Mencius Gongsun Chou Xia.
Idiom explanation
Mencius Gongsun Chou Xia: "in the past, there was a king's life, and there was a worry about collecting salaries, so it was impossible to build a dynasty."
Idiom usage
The euphemism of "sick" has been lost for three times, still hovering under the threshold, but being bullied by the wind and dew, resulting in the trouble of getting paid. Chapter three and seven of a dream of Red Mansions
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym]: worry and disease of collecting firewood
Idiom story
In the Grand View Garden, people eat, drink and play all day, and the days are a bit monotonous. Tanchun had a whim when he was in trouble of collecting salaries. He wanted to organize a poetry club to pass the boring time, so he wrote to Baoyu, Daiyu and Baochai, inviting them to participate. Baoyu especially liked to write poems and Fu, so they formed a seven person Haitang society.
Chinese PinYin : cǎi xīn zhī huàn
in ill health
correct evil doings and revert to good deeds. gǎi xíng qiān shàn