show the feebleness of old age while still young(wàng qiū xiān líng)

show the feebleness of old age while still young

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w à nqi à Xi à NL í ng, which means to wither when you see autumn coming. It refers to weak physique, unable to withstand the wind and frost. It also refers to the age of young people. It's from new words of the world language.

The origin of Idioms

Liu Yiqing of the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in his book Shishuoxinyu language: "the posture of pines and cypresses is lush with frost. The quality of the minister, Pu Liu, is different from that of being appointed. "

Idiom usage

Serial verb; predicate, attribute; derogatory. example the weak body is frail and ready, looking forward to the early autumn, and the moon comes to sleep, eat and live, which is not very different from that in nanzhong. The contemporary writer Yin Qian's Cao Xueqin sympathizes with the little people at the bottom of the society: "Qiuling, a water chestnut who was forcibly occupied by Xue pan and ended up in the mud, Xue Pan's wife Xia Jingui appeared, Qiuling lost her hope in autumn, and finally died of dystocia. All of these deal with her tragic fate."

Idiom story

During the Jin Dynasty, Gu Yue, the right Cheng of the Shang Dynasty, was the same age as emperor Jian Wen (SIMA Yu). Emperor Wen's hair was all black, while Gu Yue's hair was all white. Emperor Wen asked him why his hair turned white first? Gu Yue replied: "emperor, you are the posture of pines and cypresses, the frost is still luxuriant; minister is the quality of Pu Liu, looking forward to autumn." Emperor Wen was very happy.

Chinese PinYin : wàng qiū xiān líng