aristocrat(wáng sūn gōng zǐ)

aristocrat

Wang Sunzi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w á ngs ū ng ō ngz ǐ, the son of nobles and bureaucrats in the old days. It comes from the fourth chapter of Chu CE in the Warring States period.

The origin of Idioms

In the fourth book of Chu CE in the Warring States period, it is said that "I don't know my husband's son and grandson's left bomb and right pill will be added to his own ten Ren, and his type will be taken as a move."

Idiom usage

It refers to the children of aristocrats and bureaucrats. All the officials, princes and grandsons who want to get concubines come to Guangling county to choose and marry. (Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty, Volume 12)

Idiom story

It first refers to Han Yan, the favorite Minister of Emperor Hanwu in the Western Han Dynasty. Han Yan, the great grandson of Han Wangxin and the grandson of Gonggao. He is very clever at riding and archery. Emperor Wu had studied with him since King Jiaodong. Later, Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty wanted to attack Xiongnu. Han Yan studied the weapons and array of Xiongnu and made outstanding contributions to the defeat of Xiongnu. This allusion comes from Volume 4 of miscellaneous records of Xijing written by Liu Xin in Han Dynasty: "Han Yan is good at playing. Gold is often used as a pill, and more than ten days have been lost. Chang'an is said to be bitter, hungry and cold. Zhujin pill. Beijing children. Every time I smell Yan playing. Then I look at the place where the pills fall and pick them up. " At that time, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty especially favored Han Yan and gave him a lot of money. When Han Yan couldn't use it up, she cast the gold into pellets and shot them in the street. It was a good thing that the children of poor families came to collect them and subsidize their families.

Chinese PinYin : wáng sūn gōng zǐ