Scattered East and West(dōng líng xī sàn)

Scattered East and West

Scattered East and West, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à NGL í NGX à s à n, meaning one here, one there, describing scattered stars. It comes from Yuan Hongdao's to Xiao Yunsheng's son.

Idiom explanation

D ō NGL í NGX ī s à n: one on this side, one on that side. It describes scattered stars.

Idioms and allusions

Source: to Xiao Yunsheng's concubine written by Yuan Hongdao of Ming Dynasty: "it was not geometric before, but scattered in the East and West. Since nianfang has passed away, his elder brother followed him and shot at the autumn moon in the hall. It's as if he had been separated from the rest of the world, and his life would meet again and again." Example: in a flash, more than 100000 soldiers were killed, leaving an empty stronghold. The story of the West Lake: Qiantang Baji

Discrimination of words

[pinyin code]: dlxs [synonym]: East and West [usage]: used as attributive and adverbial; used for state

Chinese PinYin : dōng líng xī sàn