The gourd of Huangtai(huáng tái zhī guā)

The gourd of Huangtai

Huangtaizhigua is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Hu á NGT á izh ī Gu ā. It comes from the biography of emperor Chengtian in the new book of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Chengtian emperor in the new book of the Tang Dynasty, it is said that "the virtuous people are always worried and alert. They dare not speak when they serve. Instead, they make music movements and sing songs. He said: "under the Yellow stage of melon planting, the ripe melon leaves. One picking makes the melon good, and then picking makes the melon thin. The third picking is just as good as the cloud, and the third picking is just as good as the vine. "

Analysis of Idioms

To be the object of; refer to a person who has been slaughtered

Idiom story

In the period of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, the government was dealt with by Empress Wu Zetian. Empress Wu Zetian had great ambition and cruel means. She abandoned Prince Li Zhong and made Li Hong prince, then poisoned him to death and made Li Xian prince. Day and night, he worried about his work Huangtai guaci: "under the Huangtai melon planting platform, the ripe melon leaves. Pick the melon to make it good, then pick it to make it thin. If you pick three, you can still pick them

Chinese PinYin : huáng tái zhī guā