the reduced territories of a nation after aggression by a foreign power(cán shān shèng shuǐ)

the reduced territories of a nation after aggression by a foreign power

Remnant mountains and rivers, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C á NSH ā NSH è ngshu ǐ, which means the remnant part of the national territory after the occupation of most of the country; it also refers to the things that have not been eliminated. From accompany Zheng Guangwen to visit general he's mountain forest.

The origin of Idioms

Du Fu's poem "accompany Zheng Guangwen to visit general he's mountain forest" in Tang Dynasty: "the remaining water, the Cangjiang River, the mountain and the stone tablet are broken."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] remnant water and mountains [antonym] great rivers and mountains

Idiom usage

It's a combination. It's an object. It's a description of the occupied territory. However, the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty still exerts its power on the local people and enjoys music between. Lu Xun's the preface to Tian Jun's the village in August and song Fan Chengda's wanjinglou: "the mountains and waters are countless, and one by one they serve as buildings to win." Zhang Xian of the Yuan Dynasty wrote a poem entitled "wuyuncha mountain building in Fuchun", which said: "the remnant mountains and waters can't reach the eyes, so you are addicted to enjoying them in the Qing Dynasty, and now you become a hermit." The poem "good things near" written by Nalanxingde in Qing Dynasty: "he road to his home, experience the remnant mountains and rivers." In Song Dynasty, Fan Chengda's poem "traveling with Hu Jingzhong and Chen PENGYUAN to Zhaoshan hall" reads: "on a sunny day, the warm wind is thousands of miles away, and the remnant mountains and rivers are one heart." In his poem titled Zhao Zhongmu's paintings, Wang Fan of the Ming Dynasty said: "all the heartbreaking things in the Southern Dynasties are in the remnant mountains and rivers."

Chinese PinYin : cán shān shèng shuǐ