beg alms from door to door(yán mén tuō bō)

beg alms from door to door

It comes from Volume I of Du Shi Yan Zhi, which originally refers to the fate of monks and disciples. It means begging from house to house.

Idiom explanation

Interpretive bowl: the utensil used by monks to eat. It originally refers to the fate of monks. It means begging from house to house. Along the door: door to door.

Idioms and allusions

source

The first volume of "Du Shi Yan Zhi" written by Wu Mingshi in the Qing Dynasty: "therefore, readers should distinguish between these places. Otherwise, they will regard Shaoling as a place where the fate of Shaoling suddenly changes and those who beg for alms will flow."

Examples

But he said that Zhong Xun was in poverty and went into the beggars' road. He spent all his time on the street, and at night he stayed under the eaves of other people's houses. (the 20th chapter of Black Ghost by Peng Yangou in Qing Dynasty)

Discrimination of words

Stick to the door

Lantern riddle: Huayuan

Usage: used as predicate and attribute; refers to begging

Chinese PinYin : yán mén tuō bō