plunge the people into misery and suffering(shēng líng tú tàn)

plunge the people into misery and suffering

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh ē NGL í NGT ú t à n, which means people are trapped in mud and fire, and describes people in extreme hardship. It's from the book of history, Zhonghui's Gao.

Idiom explanation

Life: common people; painting: bog; charcoal: charcoal.

The origin of Idioms

"Shang Shu Zhong Hui Zhi Gao" said: "there is a summer dusk virtue, the people fall coated with charcoal." According to Fu PI Zai Ji in the book of Jin, "the former Emperor Yan Jia's thief court, the capital Ju Wei Rong's cave, the state of China was depressed, and life was ruined."

Idiom usage

Guo Xiaocheng's record of the recovery of Hunan Province: "governor Tan accepted the feelings of the people and could not bear to fight lightly, so that ～." According to Feng Menglong's Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, "when Qi's soldiers arrived late, things were in danger. Zi could cut off the head of the instrument, and open the city to meet it. Wealth could be guaranteed, and life would not be ruined. It's time to turn disaster into good. " in the Second World War, the whole world was in a state of destruction. [wrong example] after the armed police officers and soldiers worked hard to put out the fire for many days, the forest fire in Yunnan has been basically controlled, so it is no longer life threatening. the death of the living is a state of being for a long time.

Idiom story

Later Yan and later Qin jointly attacked the former Qin Dynasty, so Chang'an, the capital of the former Qin Dynasty, was surrounded by people, so Fu Jian retreated to Wujiang mountain, waiting for a proper opportunity to come back again. Later, Fu Jian was captured and executed by the later Qin Dynasty. Fu PI, Fu Jian's son, had been stationed in Yecheng. However, when Wang Yong, the governor of Youzhou in the former Qin Dynasty, heard that Fu Jian was dead, he invited Fu pi to Jinyang and became emperor with the support of Wang Yong and others. When Fu PI became emperor, he was granted the title of King Yong as Prime Minister of Zuo. Wang Yong wrote a call for the troops of the former Qin Dynasty to attack the latter Qin and the latter Yan. The announcement said: "since Fu Jian was killed and Chang'an, the capital of the country, was occupied, the country has been in a slump! The common people seem to be living in the mire and charcoal fire. They are in great pain. After receiving this call, local officials will send troops to Linjin to join forces and prepare for war. " Unfortunately, the army of the latter Qin Dynasty was too strong for Wang Yong to win. The former Qin Dynasty gradually declined and was soon wiped out by the latter Qin Dynasty.

Chinese PinYin : shēng líng tú tàn