Burn the dead and eat the meager(fén kū shí dàn)

Burn the dead and eat the meager

It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is f é NK à sh í D à n, which means to roast dried fish and eat thin food. It describes the hardships of life. It comes from the inscriptions on Shinto of Lu's first tomb in Hezhou by Qian Qianyi of Qing Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As a predicate or attribute; used in life

The origin of Idioms

Qian Qianyi's inscription on the Shinto of Lu's first tomb in Hezhou in the Qing Dynasty said, "the food is burning dry and the food is light, but the kitchen is desolate."

Idiom explanation

Dried fish, thin taste. It describes the hardships of life.

Chinese PinYin : fén kū shí dàn