difficult to have such a grand feast again(shèng yán nán zài)

difficult to have such a grand feast again

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh è ngy á NN á NZ à I, which means that a grand banquet is hard to meet again, and it means that beautiful scenery is rare. From preface to Tengwang Pavilion.

Idiom explanation

Banquet: banquet.

The origin of Idioms

In Tang Dynasty, Wang Bo's preface to Tengwang Pavilion: "it's hard to have a feast again because there are not many scenic spots."

Idiom usage

A good opportunity is not easy to meet again.

Examples

Know next year, meet again this day, the trace floats in who side? More should be to, mountain water post, velvet cap control silk whip. Spend knowledge, feast again, also with tears. Cao Zhi's Duoli Osmanthus fragrans in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Tang Dynasty, Wang Bo, the "four outstanding men of the early Tang Dynasty", was exiled because he offended Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty with his "Xi Ying Wang Ji". He went to Jiaozhi to visit his father and passed by Hongzhou. It happened to be the Double Ninth Festival. Yan Boyu, the governor of Hongzhou, held a banquet for guests, recited poems and made music. The scene was very spectacular. In his poem preface to Tengwang Pavilion, Wang Boqi said, "it's hard to have a feast again because there are not many scenic spots."

Chinese PinYin : shèng yán nán zài