attend to one 's parents ' comfort on getting up and going to bed
The Chinese idiom, CH é NH ū nd ì NGX ǐ ng in pinyin, means to serve and go to bed at night and ask hello in the morning. The old etiquette of serving parents. It comes from the book of rites.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of rites, Qu Li Shang: "the rites of being a son of man are warm in winter and clear in summer, and calm in dusk and introspection in the morning."
Idiom usage
Not only did he put an end to all his relatives and friends, but also he let his family go when it was too late in the morning. The 36th chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : chén hūn dìng xǐng
attend to one 's parents ' comfort on getting up and going to bed
Far water does not know near thirst. yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě
take up the cudgels for the injured party. bào dǎ bù píng