linger on with one 's last breath of life(gǒu yán cán chuǎn)

linger on with one 's last breath of life

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ǒ uy á NC á NCHU ǎ n, which means to delay a breath of breath, and means to survive. It's from with Hanzhong.

The origin of Idioms

Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty, in his book "presenting the king with Han Zhong", said, "I came to live in Ying suddenly, but I can't bear it. I'm willing to give this kind of advice."

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and attributive with derogatory meaning. In the biography of Zhongshan wolf written by Ma Zhongxi in Ming Dynasty: "today's event, why don't I get in my pocket early to survive?". (2) Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty's "warning to the world general statement: the old man is lucky to be old enough to survive. If he is young, he will die. Chapter 31 of journey to the West: "if I want to commit suicide, I'm afraid my parents may suspect me of running away, but I don't know. Therefore, I have no choice but to linger on. I am a great sinner in heaven and earth. " Chapter 28 of Li Baojia's the appearance of officialdom in Qing Dynasty: if you are poor enough to sell, you will have nothing to sell. Although you are only four gold coins, you will be able to survive for several days. Chen Liang of Song Dynasty wrote the picture with Uncle fan Dong: "since the turn of July and August, Liang has been dying of a disease. Fortunately, he has survived and panted for a long time, and all his thoughts have gone out." 6. We sing praises to those heroes who are willing to die for a just cause. In Lu Xun's preface to & lt; lacy literature & gt;, it is better to burn leisurely than to linger. 7 He's still alive. He's just living.

Idioms and allusions

In the late spring and Autumn period, there was a doctor named Zhao Jianzi in the state of Jin. Once when he was hunting in Zhongshan, he suddenly found a wolf running out of the forest and shot an arrow. After the wolf got the arrow, he ran away with it. Zhao Jianzi drove after him. This wolf is what we usually call "Zhongshan wolf". This wolf was selected as the image spokesman of ingratitude by later generations. At this time, a man named Mr. Dongguo was walking north. He drove a donkey with a bag of books on his back. As he walked, he met the wolf who was running for his life. When the wolf saw Mr. Dongguo, he said, "isn't Mr. Dongguo specialized in helping the poor? Once upon a time, Mao Bao bought a tortoise to set it free. Later, he ran for his life in the war, and the tortoise carried him across the river. A man named Marquis of Sui saved a snake, and the snake brought precious beads in return. You let me hide in my book bag and barely maintain this life. If you can save my life today, I will repay you like a tortoise and snake in the future! " Mr. Dongguo, at the wolf's entreaties, had to pack the wolf in a book bag and cover the book on it. When Zhao Jianzi caught up with him, he asked Mr. Dongguo about the whereabouts of the wolf. Mr. Dongguo said he didn't know. After deceiving Zhao Jianzi and his party, Mr. Dongguo released the wolf. At this time, the wolf said that he was hungry, you help others to the end, and said that he wanted to eat Mr. Dongguo. Just then, a farmer happened to pass by. After the farmer asked why, he tricked the wolf back into Mr. Dongguo's book pocket, swung his hoe and killed him a few times.

Chinese PinYin : gǒu yán cán chuǎn