A burning wife and a burning child
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ǒ Q ī Hu ī Z ǐ, which means to destroy the family. It comes from Han Yang Xiong's fayan Yuanqian.
Idiom explanation
Burn your wife and your son. The destruction of a family.
The origin of Idioms
Yang Xiong's fayan Yuanqian of Han Dynasty: "to leave (to leave) is also to be angry with one's wife and children, so as to be against the taboo. How can it be said that it means to be a real spider Li Guanzhu: "Li, Shanping people, and burning his wife, cheat for Wu Shu, seek to believe in Qingji, but stab it."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to the destruction of one's family
Chinese PinYin : huǒ qī huī zǐ
A burning wife and a burning child
An ugly daughter-in-law must see her father-in-law. chǒu xí fù zǒng de jiàn gōng pó
possible period of want or need. bù shí zhī xū
Reform from the old to the new. gé jiù cóng xīn
there is an azure sky above the blue sea. bì hǎi qīng tiān
investigation reveals no evidence. chá wú shí jù
The male sings the female harmoniously. xióng chàng cí hé
strike an attitude of half-declining and half-accepting so as to provoke the other party to greater or more ardent efforts or to a more agreeable offer. bàn tuī bàn jiù
be calculating and unwilling to make the smallest sacrifice. mǎi cài qiú yì