A gift of salt and plum(yán méi zhī jì)

A gift of salt and plum

Yanmeizhiji, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y á nm é izh ī J ì, which is a metaphor for entrusted responsibility. It comes from Shuo Shuo Ming Xia.

The origin of Idioms

It is said in Shuo Shuo Ming Xia: "if you make soup, you can only enjoy salt and plum." Confucius said: "salt, salty plum vinegar, soup must be salty vinegar."

Idiom usage

Used as a subject or object; used in figurative sentences. Example: when Emperor Fu moved to Mingde, the meaning is not simple, but it has its own way. On the translation and biography of Liu Mao and Zheng in the book of Sui

Chinese PinYin : yán méi zhī jì