a married man 's entire family
Wife, children, old and young, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī é RL ǎ OSH ǎ o, meaning father, mother, wife, son and other family members. It comes from Ming Dynasty and Feng Menglong's ancient and modern novels: one of Wang Xin died to save his family.
Idiom usage
As subject, object, attribute; used of family
Analysis of Idioms
Wife, children, old and young
The origin of Idioms
Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty wrote in the ancient and modern novels: one of Wang Xin died to save his family: "more than 30 people, including his wife, children, old and young, and Liu Qing, went to Tianhuang Lake in Wangjiang county."
Idiom explanation
Refers to the father, mother, wife, son and other family members. The same as "wife, children, old and young".
Chinese PinYin : qī ér lǎo shǎo
a married man 's entire family
unwilling to remain out of the limelight. bù gān jì mò
seek death or glory on the battlefield. xiào sǐ jiāng chǎng
Dragon's eyebrows and leopard's neck. lóng méi bào jǐng
the stars and moon vie with each other in brightness. xīng yuè jiāo huī
the army is completely wiped out. piàn jiǎ wú cún