repair the old and utilize the waste(xiū jiù qǐ fèi)

repair the old and utilize the waste

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi ū Ji ù Q ǐ f è I, which originally refers to the repair of poetry and books and the promotion of rites and music. Later extended to repair the old. Make use of the waste. It comes from the biography of Sima Qian in the history of Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of Sima Qian in the history of Han Dynasty, "after you and Li, there was a lack of royal way, and the rites and music declined. Confucius mended the old and raised the old and abandoned the old. Scholars have been discussing poetry and Shu and writing spring and autumn."

Analysis of Idioms

Repair the old and make good use of the useless

Idiom usage

To be strict in economy is to be strict in economy

Examples

If this is not repaired, it is not a matter of repairing the old and abolishing the old. Lu Tao, Song Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : xiū jiù qǐ fèi