ask favours of relatives and friends(qiú qīn kào yǒu)

ask favours of relatives and friends

Seeking relatives and friends, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qi ú Q à NK à oy à u, meaning to ask for help from relatives and friends. From a dream of Red Mansions.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 42 of a dream of Red Mansions written by Cao Xueqin in the Qing Dynasty: "either do a small business, or buy a few acres of land, and don't ask for relatives and friends in the future."

Analysis of Idioms

Seeking friends and relatives

Idiom usage

If you want to ask for help from relatives and friends, just let them go. No one can save a lot of money. The third chapter of chivalrous women's fate by Wen Kang in Qing Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : qiú qīn kào yǒu