a mountain of swords and a forest of sabres(dāo shān jiàn shù)
a mountain of swords and a forest of sabres
Dao Shan Jian Shu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ā OSH ā NJI à NSH ù, which means the punishment of hell in Buddhism and describes extremely cruel punishment. come from
Analysis of Idioms
[synonyms] the sea of swords and mountains and the tiger's den [opposite words] calm and calm [words with the same rhyme] patronizing, supporting one's heart and supporting one's stomach, cornering one's way to the East, having no food to eat, and surviving a great calamity are inevitable. In fact, they are difficult to cope with and see injustice. They help each other, follow the wrong path, and show the truth
The origin of Idioms
Taiping Guangji volume 382 Pei zezi to the third gate, you can see wok soup and sword tree. Quoted from Ming Bao Shi Yi
Idiom story
During the Five Dynasties period, the monarch of the Southern Han Dynasty, Liu Wei, was fatuous and incompetent, and handed over the government to the eunuch Gong Chengshu. Gong Chengshu is cunning and cruel. He regarded all civil and military officials as laymen. Once the officials made mistakes, they were forced to climb the sword mountain and sword tree, or were driven into the animal farm to fight with tigers and elephants, which made people grumble and soon let Zhao Kuangyin destroy the Southern Han Dynasty.
Idiom usage
I didn't like going to hell very much, because there are only swords and swords in my eyes. It's too monotonous and painful to see. Lu Xun's the sequel of Huagai collection Xiamen communication (2)
Chinese PinYin : dāo shān jiàn shù
a mountain of swords and a forest of sabres
