Pay by the lotus(yǐ hè xī xīn)

Pay by the lotus

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is y ǐ h è x ī x ī n, which means that the father cuts firewood, but the son can't bear it. Later, the metaphor inherits the father's career. From Zuo Zhuan, the seventh year of Zhaogong.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: son inherits father's career

Idiom usage

Fang Changyu, a Chonggu official in Qingzhou, said to Tzu (Chongzi), "the former envoy was loyal to Haotian, more than Songzhu. Mr. Lang, however, should sit upright and draw a picture. I'll be waiting for you. " The biography of Zhang Chong

The origin of Idioms

In the seventh year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan: "the ancients said:" his father's salary is analyzed, and his son's salary is calculated. "

Chinese PinYin : yǐ hè xī xīn