as poor as job 's turkey(yī hán rú cǐ)

as poor as job 's turkey

In this case, the Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī h á NR ú C ǐ, which means that they are so poor. To describe the extreme poverty. It comes from the biography of fan Ju and Cai Ze in historical records.

Analysis of Idioms

Poverty and poverty

The origin of Idioms

In Sima Qian's biography of fan Ju and Cai Ze in historical records of the Western Han Dynasty, it is said that "Xu Jia, in mourning for it, stayed and sat down to eat, saying:" Uncle fan is so cold! " I'll take a robe and give it to you. "

Idiom usage

Complement; predicate; derogatory. It depends on the same taste of the same hometown, and it will return in spring. (yuan Fanghui's Ci Yun Xu Da Chu Jian Zhi)

Idioms and allusions

Fan Ju was a member of the state of Wei in the Warring States period. He wanted to work for the king of Wei, but he had no money and no one to recommend him. He first helped Xu Jia, a Chinese doctor in the state of Wei. Once Xujia sent an envoy to the state of Qi, and fan Ju followed him. After several months, he did not complete his mission. King Qixiang admired fan Ju's eloquence and gave him ten jin of gold and wine, but fan Ju didn't accept it. Xujia was very angry when he knew that fan Ju had betrayed the state of Wei. After returning home, he told the Prime Minister of Wei. The prime minister ordered people to whip fan Ju, breaking his ribs and knocking off his teeth. Fan Ju pretended to be dead and was thrown into the toilet. With the help of his friends, fan Ju fled to the state of Qin and changed his name to Zhang Lu. Through the introduction, fan Ju met King Qin Zhao, who appreciated his talent and made him Prime Minister of the state of Qin. Later, when the state of Wei heard that the state of Qin was going to attack the state of Wei, he sent Xujia to make peace with the state of Qin. In the evening, fan Ju came to the hotel to see Xu Jia in his old clothes. When Xujia saw fan Ju, he was surprised that he was still alive. He pitied him. Seeing that he was so poor, he took out a silk robe and gave it to fan Ju. Later, when he arrived at Prime Minister Qin's house, Xu Jia knew that Zhang Lu was fan Ju. He quickly bowed down and asked for fan Ju's forgiveness. Fan junnian forgives him for his robe.

Chinese PinYin : yī hán rú cǐ