seeking pleasure is like drinking poisoned wine(yàn ān zhèn dú)

seeking pleasure is like drinking poisoned wine

Yan an Du Du, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y à n à nzh è nd ú, meaning that the pursuit of leisure and pleasure is equivalent to drinking poison wine to commit suicide. It comes from Zhang Gongxing, the governor of the state of Wei, the governor of Baoxin army of Shaoshi, written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty.

Idiom usage

All the labor of civil engineering, the sound and color of the good, Yan an Du's warning, all should be painstakingly brave to change.

Analysis of Idioms

A synonym: feast and poison

The origin of Idioms

According to Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty, Zhang Gongxing, the governor of Wei state, the governor of Shaoshi Baoxin army, said: "today, unfortunately, if Jiankang is built, the old evils can not be changed, the people's heart can not be turned back, and the king's career can not be achieved. Moreover, Qin Hui's plan of poisoning Yan'an in the 20th year of Lin'an, how can we not abandon it and make a new plan?"

Idiom explanation

It refers to the desire for comfort and pleasure is equivalent to drinking poison to commit suicide. It is the same as "Yan'an poison".

Chinese PinYin : yàn ān zhèn dú