Killing horses and destroying cars(shā mǎ huǐ chē)

Killing horses and destroying cars

Killing horses and destroying cars, Chinese idioms, Pinyin read sh ā m ǎ Hu ǐ ch ē, metaphor abandoning officials to seclusion. It comes from the biography of Zhou Xie in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

It is a metaphor for abandoning officials and returning to seclusion.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Zhou Xie in the book of the later Han Dynasty, he said, "I'm the assistant of Wei at the age of 30. When he was called on to meet the governor, he was full of emotion and shame. He killed horses because of bad cars and broke his clothes. He fled to Qianwei and learned from Du Fu. "

Idiom usage

Where did Zi come from? Where did he ask xingzang. Song Sushi's poem "catching locusts"

Analysis of Idioms

To destroy a car or a horse

Chinese PinYin : shā mǎ huǐ chē