Grey body and chylous bone
The Chinese idiom, Hu ī Q ū m í g ǔ in pinyin, means that the body is crushed to death. It refers to the loss of life for some purpose or danger. It comes from the official form of thanking father for Zhang's works.
The origin of Idioms
Chen Zi'ang of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the form of thanking his father for Zhang's works: "therefore, we have to live with unkindness and self encouragement, and hope to be effective in case of failure. We have to make up for our mistakes and pay for our kindness, lose our bodies and bones, and make a willing wish."
Idiom usage
As predicate, attribute, adverbial and object; used in figurative sentences.
Chinese PinYin : huī qū mí gǔ
Grey body and chylous bone
strike terror in one 's heart. hún fēi dǎn chàn
kindness and hatred are clearly distinguished. ēn yuàn fēn míng
surrender one 's power to another at one 's own peril. tài ē dào chí
firm and unyielding character. zhēng zhēng tiě gǔ
Plenty of food and plenty of grass. liáng duō cǎo guǎng
be anxious to finish off the enemy immediately. miè cǐ zhāo shí