the old man wept bitterly(lǎo lèi zòng héng)

the old man wept bitterly

Lao Lei Zong, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǎ ol è iz ò NGH é ng, which means that the old man's face is full of tears and describes extreme sadness or excitement. It comes from three songs of Qiang village by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Three songs of Qiang village written by Du Fu of Tang Dynasty: "please be my father's old song. It's hard, I'm ashamed and affectionate. After singing, I look up to the sky and sigh, and four of them burst into tears. "

Idiom usage

When he heard the news that his son had died in the front line, he could not help but burst into tears.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] full of tears, tears like rain [antonym] smile, smile

Idiom story

In 757 ad, Du Fu got permission from emperor suzong of Tang Dynasty to go home to visit his relatives. On the way home, he saw all kinds of tragedies caused by an Shi rebellion. The neighbor asked him when the war would end, and told him the suffering of his hometown: the land was not cultivated, and the children were forced to fight When it comes to grief, the villagers burst into tears, so Du Fu had to look up to the sky and sigh.

Chinese PinYin : lǎo lèi zòng héng