clear away dust and wait guests(sǎo tà yǐ dài)

clear away dust and wait guests

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s à ot à y à D à I, which means to clean the sitting and sleeping utensils and wait for the guests. It comes from the biography of Xu Yu in the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Couch: bed.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Xu Yu in the later Han Dynasty, it is said that "when the fan is in the county, he doesn't pick up the guests, but when he comes to the county, he has to set up a special bed

Idiom usage

To welcome a guest with enthusiasm.

Examples

Lu You of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem to Xu Zai Shu in Dongzhuang: "when you see Zhongcheng in the south, you are welcomed by the scholars in the north."

Zhang Binglin's Zhi Bo Zhong Shu Yi said, "if you can come to meet me in your spare time, you will be waiting for me."

Chinese PinYin : sǎo tà yǐ dài