be emaciated with grief
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Xi ā Ohu ǐ g ǔ L ì, which means that the body is as thin as firewood. It comes from the book of the Liang Dynasty, Emperor Wu Ji.
Notes on Idioms
Sales: long sick and thin.
The origin of Idioms
"Emperor Wu Ji in the book of Liang Dynasty:" Gaozu described that Ben Zhuang, who had been returned to Kyoto, had been destroyed, had been close to his friends, and no longer knew him
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attribute; used of a person's appearance.
Chinese PinYin : xiāo huǐ gǔ lì
be emaciated with grief
Circle with the right hand and square with the left. yòu shǒu huà yuán,zuǒ shǒu huà fāng
houses have adequate supplies and people live in contentment. jiā jǐ mín zú
shoulder to shoulder and hub to hub. mó jiān jī gǔ
a person endowed with the talent to govern and to serve. jì shì zhī cái
He who goes with heaven prospers, and he who goes against heaven perishes. shùn tiān zhě chāng,nì tiān zhě wáng
honest speech and severe countenance. wēi yán zhèng sè