Black leather lamp(hēi qī pí dēng)

Black leather lamp

Black Leather lantern, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h ē IQ ī P í D ē ng, which means a lantern that doesn't show light; it refers to muddleheaded, fatuous, and unreasonable; it also refers to officials who are corrupt and pervert the law, covering up the suffering of the people, doing only bad things to the lower and saying only good things to the upper. It's from the book of Lanjia.

The origin of Idioms

Tao Zongyi of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his letter to the Emperor: "another song says:" the black lacquer lanterns of the officials add weight when they serve as envoys. " Such complaints can not be enumerated. "

Idiom usage

As an object; used in figurative sentences. This Xiao Yingshi is not a black lamp. He is a fool who can't steal. The thirty fifth volume of Xing Shi Heng Yan by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : hēi qī pí dēng