hell-bent(sǐ xīn tā dì)

hell-bent

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ǐ x ī NT ā D ì, which means to have a dead heart and not make other plans. He made up his mind and never changed. It comes from the fourth fold of Yuanyang quilt by anonymous.

Idiom explanation

1. Feel at ease.

The origin of Idioms

① The fourth discount of Yuan Wu Ming Shi's Yuanyang quilt: "this is a rich thief except Liu member in Luoyang City. Only when you return it, will you be determined."

Idiom usage

In the 16th chapter of Water Margin written by Shi Naian of Ming Dynasty, Yang Zhi escorts gold and silver to bear Wu's birthday with wisdom: "Liu Tang lifts the lid of the barrel and takes half a ladle to eat. He deliberately wants them to look at it. It's just heartbreaking." Chapter 88 of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of the Ming Dynasty: "if the prime minister is willing to let his brother go back, clean up his family and have a fight with the prime minister, he was captured at that time, and then he fell dead in his heart." Chapter 41 of Water Margin: Song Jiang outwitted the Wuwei army and Zhang Shun captured Huang Wenbing alive: today I went up the mountain with my brother, but I had to die with my brother. "Journey to the west" Chapter 20: "the fool jumped up, mouth nagging, carrying the burden had to be determined to follow." Lao She's Camel Xiangzi 15: "if you don't want to be wronged, how can you nod your head with determination?"

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: to die unswervingly, stubborn Antonyms: indecisive, indecisive

Idioms and allusions

Li Yanshi, the official of Henan Province, and his daughter, Yuying, are dependent on each other. Because of being framed, he borrowed ten Liang silver from Councilor Liu to stand trial. Liu Yuanwai takes this opportunity to force Yuying to marry him. In nunnery, Yu Ying makes a private life contract with Zhang Jinqing, who is going to Beijing for the exam. After Zhang Sheng returns from the exam, he becomes the county magistrate of Luoyang. Yu Ying asks him to pay off Liu's debts so that he can live in peace and contentment.

Chinese PinYin : sǐ xīn tā dì