Bitter and old
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is t ò ngji āù ns ù g ò u, which means to completely correct the previous mistakes. It comes from the book "please admonish the ministers".
The origin of Idioms
Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty wrote in his book please admonish the ministers: "I am Fang Jia and my subjects will go the way of meeting the emperor, and all my ministers should also live up to the past and contribute to the success of the royal way."
Analysis of Idioms
Change the past
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate or attributive; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : tòng jiān sù gòu
Bitter and old
White sand is in Nirvana, black with it. bái shān zài niè,yǔ zhī jù hēi
build high forts and dig deep ditches. gāo lěi shēn gōu
refuse to admit even unto death. shǐ kǒu dǐ lài
Under the heavy reward, there must be a dead husband. zhòng shǎng zhī xià,bì yǒu sǐ fū