a common man and woman(pǐ fū pǐ fù)

a common man and woman

Pinyin is p ǐ f ū P ǐ f ù, which means common men and women. It generally refers to civilians. It comes from Shang Shu · Xian You Yi De and the Analects of Confucius · Xian Wen.

The origin of Idioms

Every man and woman will not commit suicide. In the book of history, xianyouyide is not as forgiving as any other man or woman, but as a matter of fact, he has no idea about it. The Analects of Confucius

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Wan Zhang asked Mencius whether it was true that Yi Yin, a good minister of Shang Tang, had become prime minister from a slave. Mencius said that Yiyin used to be a farmer on the outskirts of Shen state. Shangtang sent for him. He thought that every man and woman should contribute to the country, so he accepted the invitation to help Shangtang eliminate Xia Jie. He was a real saint.

Idiom usage

Its reputation and integrity must be like the river of Mount Tai, open and aboveboard, and trusted by the world's future generations. Xu Gongren's epitaph by Yun Jing in the Qing Dynasty 2. When people in the remote areas saw the imperialist hawks and dogs beating and killing workers and students, they forgot that it was acting and angrily threw stones and mud at the "patrol".

Chinese PinYin : pǐ fū pǐ fù