Draw the egg and carve the salary(huà luǎn diāo xīn)

Draw the egg and carve the salary

Painted egg, carved salary, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu à Lu à NDI à ox à n, which means a manifestation of the ancient rich's extravagance. It comes from Fayun temple, a record of Jialan in Luoyang, written by Yang xuanzhi of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Yang xuanzhi's "Luoyang Jialan Ji · Fayun Temple" in the Northern Wei Dynasty: "Shi Chong in the Jin Dynasty is a commoner surname. He can still paint eggs and carve salaries. What's more, I'm the king of the great Wei Dynasty. I'm not extravagant?"

Idiom explanation

Carve figures on eggs and firewood. It is a manifestation of the extravagance of the ancient rich.

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, attribute, object, etc

Chinese PinYin : huà luǎn diāo xīn