Li guangbuhou(lǐ guǎng bù hòu)

Li guangbuhou

Li guangwuhou, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ǐ Gu ǎ NGB ù h 庲 u, which means to compare the merits and demerits. It comes from the poem "to Yang Zhu" by Xu Yin of Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Xu Yin of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem to Yang: "Li Guang is not waiting for him to grow old, but Zishan's Fu is full of hatred."

Idiom story

In the Western Han Dynasty, Li Guang, the general of Zhonglang, was appointed as the governor of Shanggu on the border. He was brave and good at fighting. The Xiongnu called him the flying general, who was terrified by the news. In his life, he was not valued and was not rewarded by the Marquis, and finally he was forced to commit suicide. There were many people in his ministry who were granted Marquises because of military achievements. The ancients thought that odd numbers were unlucky, and Sima Qian evaluated them as "Li guanglao, odd numbers."

Analysis of Idioms

Li guangweifeng

Idiom usage

Li guangbuhou has the ability but no luck. When luck comes, he doesn't have the ability, but it's a flash in the pan. Gao Yang's complete biography of Hu Xueyan

Chinese PinYin : lǐ guǎng bù hòu