by the light of the moon and the stars(pī xīng dài yuè)

by the light of the moon and the stars

Pixing Daiyue is a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is p ī x ī NGD à iyu è, which means wearing stars and the moon above. It's very hard to run all night or go out early and come back late. It comes from the Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Tingyu's the enemy creditor.

The origin of Idioms

Yuan · Zheng Tingyu's "enemy creditor" is the first: "this big boy has stars and moons, gets up early and sleeps late."

Idiom usage

1. 2. It is used as predicate and attributive. 3. It describes running all night or going out early and coming back late. example if you are another minister, after more than 20 days of travel, you must take a few days off when you arrive in Xiangyang. (Chapter 20, Volume 2 of Li Zicheng by Yao xueyin)

Idiom story

When frost, snow, rain and dew are in season, everything will grow, people will be comfortable, and diseases and strange disasters will not happen. So when people talk about Yao's appearance, they say that he is wearing wide and drooping clothes, which means that he seldom has government affairs! Mi Zijian governs Shan Fu. He sits and plays the piano in the hall every day, so he governs very well. During the Wuma period, he left early in the morning and late in the evening. He was not idle day and night. He personally handled all kinds of government affairs. It seems that he also managed well. Wu Ma Qi asks Mi Zi why. Mizi said, "my approach is to use talents, and your approach is to be proud and use strength. People who use their strength work hard, and people who use their talents are comfortable. " Mizi is a gentleman. It is right for the government to handle all kinds of affairs well. He just uses the right method.

Chinese PinYin : pī xīng dài yuè