A straw pillow(jiè cǎo zhěn kuài)
A straw pillow
The Chinese idiom, Ji è C à ozh à Nku à I in pinyin, refers to sitting on a straw mat and lying on a clod at the funeral of one's parents in ancient times. It's sad. From chapter 64 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 64 of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are constrained by the etiquette and law at this time, so they can't help but use straw to pillow beside the spirit and hate bitterness in mourning."
Idiom usage
He is very sad
Chinese PinYin : jiè cǎo zhěn kuài
A straw pillow
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there is none under heaven to equal him
there is none under heaven to equal him. dú bù tiān xià
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one 's mind is burning with grief
one 's mind is burning with grief. chóu cháng jiǔ zhuǎn
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hope one 's children will have a bright future
hope one 's children will have a bright future. wàng zǐ chéng lóng
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extort and levy illegal taxes
extort and levy illegal taxes. bào liǎn héng zhēng
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What's right and what's wrong
What's right and what's wrong. mào shì qíng fēi
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stubbornly stick to a promise
stubbornly stick to a promise. wěi shēng zhī xìn
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