a wife lifts the tray to a level with her eyebrows to show great respect for her husband(jǔ àn qí méi)

a wife lifts the tray to a level with her eyebrows to show great respect for her husband

Qi Mei is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j à NQ í m é I, which means respect, used to describe mutual respect and love between husband and wife. It comes from the biography of Liang Hong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Liang Hong in the book of the later Han Dynasty, it is said that "when a man rents a Chung, he returns home, and his wife serves as food. He does not dare to look up in front of him and raise his eyebrows."

Idiom story

Liang Hongzi boluan, Fufeng Pingling people. Powerful people like his character, many want to marry his daughter, Liang Hong refused to marry. He has a daughter named Meng in Tongxian county. She is fat, ugly and black. She is strong enough to lift a mortar. She is picky about her spouse and never married until she is 30 years old. When her parents asked her why, she said, "I want to marry someone as virtuous as Liang boluan." After hearing this, Liang Hong proposed to her. She asked her parents to prepare cloth clothes, straw sandals and textile baskets. When it was time to get married, she began to dress up carefully and then came in. But seven days later, Liang Hong didn't pay any attention to her. Liang Hong's wife knelt down beside the bed and said, "I've heard of the noble character of my husband in private, so I sent several women out with a few words. I have also rejected Diao, but now I don't know why you blame me. I've come here to ask you for my fault. " Liang Hong said, "what I want to marry is a simple and frugal partner who can live in the mountains with me. But now you are gorgeous and your face is covered with pink and Dai. How can you be the person I want to find Liang Hong's wife said, "I just want to examine your moral integrity. I also have clothes that can live in seclusion in the mountains. " So he combed his hair into a bun, put on his cloth clothes, and came to Liang Hong with his utensils. Liang Hong was very happy and said, "this is what my wife looks like. She must be able to serve me well." Liang Hong named his wife Deyao after Meng Guang. So he came to Wu. He took refuge in gaobotong, lived in the veranda, and was employed to help people pound rice for a living. Every day when he comes home, his wife prepares food for him. She never looks up at Liang Hong. She always raises the tray full of food to her eyebrows and serves him respectfully.

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, attribute; used in writing. The next day, he went to the hall to thank his relatives and set up a table for drinking. At the end of the banquet, return to the new room, and put the wine again. Husband and wife ~. The tenth chapter of the scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : jǔ àn qí méi