sport with the wind and play with the moon -- seek pleasure(cháo fēng yǒng yuè)

sport with the wind and play with the moon -- seek pleasure

A Chinese idiom, CH á of ē ngy ǒ ngyu è in pinyin, refers to writing that describes scenes such as wind, cloud, moon and dew but lacks ideological content. It comes from Yu Yuan Jiu Shu written by Bai Juyi in Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Bai Juyi's Yu Yuan Jiu Shu in the Tang Dynasty: "as for Liang and Chen dynasties, the rate is just mocking the wind and snow and the flowers and plants."

Analysis of Idioms

Taunting the wind and the moon

Idiom usage

In the first volume of Jin and Dong Jieyuan's "Western Chamber" zhugongdiao: "the article of virtue is not included, and it has the value of famous poems. It's a mockery of the wind and the moon. "

Idiom story

During the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin took over the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Li Yu, the leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, voluntarily surrendered and became a nameless "great general of Jinwu". Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, walked to Hanlin garden and saw that Li Yu was waiting on Xu Xuan, an old minister of the Southern Tang Dynasty. He was surprised and asked why. Xu Xuan squinted at Li Yu and said that he had no ability to govern the country, and that he could only jeer at the wind and praise the moon.

Chinese PinYin : cháo fēng yǒng yuè