Black patent leather lantern(hēi qī pí dēng lóng)

Black patent leather lantern

① Lanterns painted black. It describes social corruption and darkness. ② To describe ignorance.

Idiom explanation

H ē IQ ī P í D ē NGL ó ng idiom: black painted lantern. It describes social corruption and darkness. ② To describe ignorance.

Idioms and allusions

[source]: Tao Zongyi of Ming Dynasty wrote in the record of stopping farming: "corrupt officials are greedy but don't ask, good people don't know. Lu Yan was disappointed, and Tian Li was cold hearted. He said in a song: Nine Dan imperial edicts were issued, and ten thousand taels of gold were sent back Another song said, "the black lacquer lanterns of the officials will add weight when the envoys come." [example]: holding ～, each other are baffled. Lu Xun's lacy Literature: a thought and a journey

Chinese PinYin : hēi qī pí dēng lóng