food handed out in contempt(jiē lái zhī shí)

food handed out in contempt

The Chinese idiom, Ji ē L á izh ī sh í in pinyin, means insulting alms. It comes from the book of rites under the sandalwood bow.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of rites, under the tan Gong: "Yu Wei doesn't eat the food that comes from him, even Si Ye!"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: steal the water from the spring and stir fry the leftovers

Idiom usage

It is more formal; it is used as subject, object and attribute; it has a derogatory meaning and refers to insulting alms. A man of lofty ideals does not drink the water of a stolen spring, and an honest man does not suffer. The eighty fifth chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : jiē lái zhī shí