women who died in defence of their honour
Sanjhen jiulie, a Chinese idiom, is s āēēē NJI ǔ Li è in pinyin, which means chastity and martyrdom used to praise women in feudal society. It comes from the text of contract written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The third part of the contract written by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "He Yuan Lai is a virtuous woman of nine martyrs and three chastities. He is an old man who is still married."
Idiom usage
If you have used your hands and feet, you can be as clean as you want, and you can't jump out of the circle. The 12th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty
Analysis of Idioms
Sanjhen Wulie
Chinese PinYin : sān zhēn jiǔ liè
women who died in defence of their honour
cold weather sets in as the year draws to its close. suì mù tiān hán
when you go out to buy , don 't show your silver. cái bù lù bái
A snake wants to swallow an elephant. shé yù tūn xiàng