the blood of loyal courtiers who die unjustly become jasper(cháng hóng huà bì)

the blood of loyal courtiers who die unjustly become jasper

Chang honghuabi, a Chinese idiom, is ch á NGH ó nghu à B ì in pinyin, which describes being upright and loyal, and being wronged for a just cause. It comes from Chuang Tzu's foreign things.

The origin of Idioms

In Chuang Tzu's foreign things, it is said that "a man's master does not want his ministers to be loyal, but loyalty may not be believed. Therefore, the members of the army fled to the river, and Chang Hong died in Shu. He hid his blood for three years and turned into Bi."

Idiom usage

In Guan Hanqing's Dou'e yuan: "when he sees it all around, this is Chang honghuabi, looking forward to the emperor and crying for cuckoos." Xin Qiji's the king of Lanling: "Chang Hong's affairs were humane. Later, his blood turned into Bi in three years." Gu Kuang's "song of Lu Qing bamboo stick" said: "jade is still moistened with snow on jade base, and green is like Changhong's blood." In Wen Tingyun's Mawei poem, it is said that "there is no experience in returning to the soul, the green smoke is gone, the blood is buried in the air, and the blue grass is sorrowful." Qiu Jin's "drinking wine": "a cavity of blood, cherish, sprinkle can still change the blue waves."

Chinese PinYin : cháng hóng huà bì