asking for some water and getting some wine(qǐ jiāng dé jiǔ)

asking for some water and getting some wine

Begging for wine, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ǐ Ji ā NGD é Ji ǔ, meaning to get more than required. From Shi Tong Shu Zhi.

Idiom explanation

Ask for a glass of water, but get wine. I get more than I ask.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Zhiji of the Tang Dynasty wrote in Shi Tong Shu Zhi: "when you are too old, you beg for wine; when you are too old, you sell your wife and son."

Analysis of Idioms

It's a good way to drink.

Idiom usage

It's a predicate.

Examples

The first volume of notes of Wen Cui Xuan written by Shen Tao in Qing Dynasty: "begging for liquor is also a pleasure."

Chinese PinYin : qǐ jiāng dé jiǔ