humble(dī shēng xià qì)

humble

Low voice, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ī sh ē ngxi à Q ì, describes the humble and submissive manner when speaking. It's from Xingshi Hengyan by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty, Volume 3 of Xingshi Hengyan: "it's smaller and thinner. It's lower in voice. It's better to send warmth and steal cold. When it's happy, it's better to avoid what it's taboo."

Idiom usage

Zhao Shuli's "sanliwan" 18: "mother-in-law smashes the pot and bowl, sister-in-law scolds the dog more than chicken, should we still fight with them, or should we fight with them again?

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: humble Antonyms: neither humble nor overbearing allegorical sayings: blow the trumpet in the well; blow the trumpet under the bed; sigh in the eyes of the watercourse; dwarf farts

Idiom story

The dying crabapple in Daguan garden blooms out of season, which indicates that something big will happen. After a while, Jia Baoyu lost the psychic Baoyu she had taken from her mother's womb. All the people in Jia's house went out to look for Baoyu. Baoyu was seriously ill and suffered a lot. She waited on Baoyu in a low voice to comfort her. Yuan Fei died at this time, let Jia house on snow and frost, from then on downhill.

Chinese PinYin : dī shēng xià qì