help the one in need(jì kùn fú wēi)

help the one in need

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì K ù NF ú w ē I, which means to help the poor and those in danger. From the Duke of Chu Zhao.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonyms: selfishness, falling into the well, taking advantage of the fire and taking advantage of others' danger

The origin of Idioms

The third fold of Zheng Tingyu's Chu Zhaogong in Yuan Dynasty: "one avenged his injustice and called Zixu, the other waged a bet and went to Baoxu, where he could help the poor and help the critically ill to recover Chu."

Idiom usage

In journey to the west, the fourth chapter: "helping the poor and supporting the dangerous, caring for the lonely and the few." you are the most willing person, can't you just watch others come to control us to death? (Chapter 25 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : jì kùn fú wēi