Poor and rotten(qióng quán xiǔ rǎng)

Poor and rotten

Poor spring and rotten earth, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ó ngqu á nxi ǔ R ǎ ng, which means the place where people are buried after death. It comes from the article of mourning for the eternal death.

Notes on Idioms

Poor spring: under the spring, deep in the stratum; rotten soil: rotten soil.

The origin of Idioms

"Wei Lan's house is prosperous, and the spring is decaying," says Pan Yue of Jin Dynasty

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.

Chinese PinYin : qióng quán xiǔ rǎng