One meal before the other(lǐ xiān yī fàn)

One meal before the other

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǐ Xi ā NY ī f à n, which means to be a little older in etiquette. It also refers to the first grace in etiquette. It is the same as "one meal before ceremony". It comes from the essay of Wang Yuyi, a scholar.

Idiom explanation

A meal is like a meal, which means a very short time. It also refers to the first grace in etiquette. It is the same as "one meal before ceremony".

Idioms and allusions

Source: Qing Dynasty, Qian Qianyi's answer to Wang Yuyi, a scholar's thesis: "the old horse who knows the way is the servant's first meal."

Discrimination of words

[source]: in Qian Qianyi's answer to Wang Yuyi's scholar thesis in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the old horse who knows the way is to have a meal before a servant." [sentence making with examples]: [pinyin code]: lxyf [synonym]: Li Xianyi fan [usage]: used as predicate and object; used for communication, etc

Chinese PinYin : lǐ xiān yī fàn