Mourning for the Phoenix(qǐ lín bēi fèng)
Mourning for the Phoenix
Qilin Beifeng, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ì L í Nb ē if è ng, which means that ancient legends are auspicious animals, which can only be seen in peaceful and prosperous times. It is called mourning for the decline of the country. It comes from Gongyang Zhuan, the fourteenth year of AI Gong and the Analects of Confucius, Zihan.
Idiom usage
It's not the sound of the bell on a clear night, nor the drunken yellow crane, nor the sorrow of the Phoenix. 5% discount on the second edition of the romance of the Western chamber by Wang Shifu in Yuan Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
Confucius wept because he was born in troubled times, and was hurt because the Phoenix didn't arrive. See Gongyang Zhuan, the fourteenth year of AI Gong and the Analects of Confucius, Zihan.
Chinese PinYin : qǐ lín bēi fèng
Mourning for the Phoenix
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