Fighting against the wind(fǎn fēng miè huǒ)

Fighting against the wind

Fanfenghuo, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ǎ NF ē ngmi è Hu ǒ, which means to refer to the implementation of virtue. From the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of the scholars, Liu Kun.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of the scholars, Liu Kun: "the imperial edict asked Kun," in front of Jiangling, fighting against the wind and fighting the fire, in the back of Hongnong, crossing the river to the north, what kind of moral policy is it? " Kundui said to him, "by chance." Both the left and the right laugh at its quality. The emperor sighed and said, "this is what the elder said."

Idiom usage

But if I know that I can't get into private property, and that I can't do official business, then I can rule the people. I don't know how to be honest with myself and punish things. I hold the bridle like a group. It's also the art of turning a bird into a Phoenix. Northern Qi Dynasty: Yan Zhitui's family precepts mianxue

Idiom story

During the Han Dynasty, the emperor issued an imperial edict to Liu Kun and said, "in front of him in Jiangling, he fought against the wind and put out the fire. Later, he defended Hongnong and crossed the river to the north. What kind of virtue did he do?" When Liu Kun saw that the emperor praised him, he said it was just an accident. Both the left and right people laughed at him for not showing his merits and being dull. The emperor sighed: "this is the words of the elderly."

Chinese PinYin : fǎn fēng miè huǒ