poverty gives rise to the desire for change
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ó ngz é s à Bi à n, originally refers to things will change at the end; now refers to in the poor and difficult times, we should try to change the status quo. It comes from the book of changes.
The origin of Idioms
In the book of changes, xicixia: "if the book of changes is poor, it will change, if it is flexible, if it is general, it will last for a long time."
Idiom usage
As predicate, attributive, clause; refers to human habits. (1) when people are poor, they think about change. (Lu Zhi, Tang Dynasty) ② whether China's three major teams can catch up with the world's top teams depends on whether the athletes, coaches and even the competent authorities have the courage to think twice and the determination to fight a turnaround.
Idiom story
In ancient times, Fuxi was the king. He invented the eight trigrams according to the scattered stars in the sky, and invented the fishing net based on the principle of the eight trigrams, so that people can catch more fish. Later, when Shennong became king, he invented the wooden plow and cultivated a large amount of land according to the principle of "poverty means change, change means flexibility, and general means long".
Chinese PinYin : qióng zé sī biàn
poverty gives rise to the desire for change
mountain food and wild vegetables. shān yáo yě sù
tear a body limb from limb by five horses -- a form of death sentence in ancient times. wǔ mǎ fēn shī
beat the gongs and withdraw the army. míng jīn shōu jūn
lush southern-type fields north of the great wall. sāi běi jiāng nán
be crafty and far from upright. jué ér bù zhèng