Lu Zou Su Tai(lù zǒu sū tái)

Lu Zou Su Tai

Lu zousutai, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l ù Z ǒ us ū t á I, which means that the country is defeated and the palace is deserted. It comes from the biography of Wu Bei in the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of Han Dynasty, the biography of Wu Bei: "now I see the elk touring the stage of Gusu."

Idiom story

During the Western Han Dynasty, Liu An, the king of Huainan, wanted to be emperor. He summoned Wu Bei to discuss business together in the East Palace and made Wu Bei a general. Wu Bei said: "did Wang an get the words of subjugation? In the past, Zixu admonished the king of Wu, but the king of Wu didn't use it. Instead, he said, "now I see the elk touring Gusu's platform. Today, I will see thorns growing in the palace and clothes stained with dew. " Liu An did not listen to dissuasion, but the rebellion failed.

Idiom usage

It is a metaphor for the fall of the country and the desolation of the palace. The song "Zhuma Tingwu mountain worships Wu Xiang Temple" heard by Chen in Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : lù zǒu sū tái