filial(xì cǎi yú qīn)

filial

It is a Chinese idiom, pronounced x ì C ǎ iy ú Q ī n, which means that Lao laizi of the state of Chu in the late spring and Autumn Period wore colorful clothes to entertain his parents. It comes from Yi Wen Lei Ju, biography of filial piety among women.

The origin of Idioms

It is said that in the spring and Autumn period, Lao laizi of the state of Chu was filial to his relatives. He was 70 years old and often wore colorful clothes for baby play. Go to the court, deliberately fall to win parents a smile "The filial piety of Laolaizi is to amuse his relatives by playing with color," says the second volume of the book "children's learning from qionglin."

Idioms and allusions

Lao laizi, a hermit of Chu state in the spring and Autumn period, cultivated in the southern foot of Mengshan Mountain in order to avoid the chaos. He is filial to his parents and devotes himself to delicious food. He is still 70 years old. He often wears colorful clothes and plays with a rattle like a child to make his parents happy. Once, he brought water to his parents and fell down when he came into the house. In order not to let the two elders worry, he imitated the cry of a child and the two elders laughed.

Chinese PinYin : xì cǎi yú qīn