Five Marquis candle(wǔ hòu là zhú)

Five Marquis candle

Wu Hou candle, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ǔ h ò UL à zh ú, which means a magnificent scene of powerful families. From Han Hong's cold food of Tang Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used in writing

The origin of Idioms

Han Hong's poem "cold food" in Tang Dynasty: "at dusk, the Han Palace passes candles, and light smoke spreads into the house of the five marquis." In the old custom, fire was forbidden during the cold food festival, while in the palace, candles were distributed in the houses of the five Marquises.

Idiom explanation

It is used to describe the magnificence of the powerful family.

Chinese PinYin : wǔ hòu là zhú