a scene of desolation after a plague when the population is decimated(shí shì jiǔ kōng)

a scene of desolation after a plague when the population is decimated

Shi Shi Jiu Kong, a Chinese idiom, is sh í sh ì Ji ǔ K ō ng in pinyin, which means nine out of ten families have nothing. It describes the desolation after a large number of people died or fled. It's from Bao Pu Zi · Yong Xing.

Idiom explanation

Room: other people.

The origin of Idioms

"Baopuzi · Yongxing" says: "Xu Fu goes out to fight against Tao, Zhao Gao enters into the Party of jackals, and the world wants to turn against him

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] exile, family broken and people lost; [antonym] densely populated, live and work in peace and contentment

Idiom usage

Subject predicate; predicate; derogatory. ~, the common people are full of complaints. Han Yu, Tang Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Northern Song Dynasty, Fan Zhongyan, an innovator, was denounced for his writing about things, and Yu Jing was demoted. In the Qing Li period, Zhao Zhen, the emperor of Song Dynasty, appointed Yu Jing as the official of rightist admonishment. A fire broke out in the inspiration tower of Kaibao temple. Some people took the opportunity to advocate superstition and rebuild the inspiration tower. Yu Jing wrote: "at present, there are many wars in the west, the people are displaced, and there are so many people in need of comfort.

Chinese PinYin : shí shì jiǔ kōng