But the golden evening(què jīn mù yè)

But the golden evening

It means being honest and clean.

Idiom explanation

[idiom] but golden evening [phonetic notation] Qu è J ī nm ù y è [explanation] refers to the incorruptness of officials.

Idioms and allusions

In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Zhen was the prefect of Donglai. He passed by Changyi and the county magistrate Wang Mi asked to see him. At the end of the day, he offered ten gold medals to Yang and said, "there is no one who knows at night." Yang said: "heaven knows, God knows, I know, son knows. What is an ignorant person? " He refused. See biography of Yang Zhen in the book of the later Han Dynasty. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, Yang Zhen was upright, honest and never accepted bribes. Wang MI, the county magistrate of Changyi, who was recommended by him, sent him 10 jin of copper in the dark. Yang Zhen is very unhappy. Wang Mi says that nobody knows in the dead of night. Yang Zhen said: "heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, I can't accept this ill gotten gains." Examples of idioms Hou is honest, honest and not worried. He really has the practice of drinking in the golden evening and drinking in the spring. GUI Youguang, Ming Dynasty

Discrimination of words

[usage] used as attributive and object; used in person, etc. [structure] constrictive style [age] ancient times [similar words] Twilight night but gold [words with the same rhyme] farewell to the crane, flying fast, incisive and thorough, melancholy and unhappy, gratifying and congratulatory, doing evil, contented and happy, spring and stone happiness, slapping on the head, guests shy

Chinese PinYin : què jīn mù yè