unpredictability of world affairs(dōng hǎi yáng chén)

unpredictability of world affairs

Donghai dialect is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is d ō NGH ǎ iy á ngch é n, which refers to the changes of the times and the great changes of the world. It's from Jin Gehong's legend of immortals - Magu.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of immortals by Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty, Magu said: "since she received the service, she has seen three mulberry fields in the East China Sea. When you go to Penglai, the water is shallower than when you go there. Will it be restored to the land of mausoleum? " Fang Ping said with a smile: "All Saints say that the sea will recover."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: Vicissitudes

Idiom usage

Qian Qianyi of Qing Dynasty wrote a poem with his younger brother, Jun Hong, asking for exemption from Qingtao: "my younger brother advised me to pay, I sang Ruhe, I enjoyed beating WAFU, I was drunk on bamboo roots, I didn't know the dust in the East China Sea and the valley in the North mountain." Liu Yazi's speech on the 20th century grand stage: "the dust from the East Sea is the crown of the Tang Dynasty."

Idiom story

Once upon a time, immortal Wang Yuan and Magu made an appointment to drink at Cai Jing's house. Wang Yuan and his party soon went to Cai Jing's house, but they didn't see Magu coming, so they sent messengers to invite them. Magu came to say that she had been ordered to visit Penglai. She had seen the East China Sea turn into a mulberry field three times, and now the sea water has retreated by half. Wang Yuan said that the East China Sea is going to raise dust again.

Chinese PinYin : dōng hǎi yáng chén