houses have adequate supplies and people live in contentment(jiā jǐ rén zú)

houses have adequate supplies and people live in contentment

The Chinese idiom, Ji ā J ǐ R é NZ ú in pinyin, means that everyone lives in abundance. It comes from Huainanzi Ben Jing Xun.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi Ben Jing Xun" said: "food and clothing are enough, and the family gives enough."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: give your family enough, settle down and work [antonym]: family broken, the day before, the month before

Idiom usage

"Biographies of Shangjun in historical records": ten years of travel, Qin people were very happy. There are no thieves in the mountains, and there are plenty of people to give. Shi Huo: as for the end of the year, there was nothing wrong in the world, the times were peaceful and the years were abundant, the people were happy, the grain, silk, yin and Fu were almost enough. "Tao Kan Xi Gu" by Sima Guang of Song Dynasty: Kan said angrily: "you are not a field, but a thief!" Hold it and whip it. Therefore, the people are diligent in farming and planting, and the family gives enough to the people. The 90th chapter of "marriage to awaken the world" by Xi Zhou Sheng in Qing Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : jiā jǐ rén zú