eagerly await the return of one 's son(yǐ mén yǐ lǚ)

eagerly await the return of one 's son

Yimen Yilu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ m é NY ǐ L ǚ, which means that parents are eager for their children's return. It's from Qi CE Liu, Warring States strategy.

Idiom explanation

Lu: the gate of ancient lane. Parents are looking forward to their children's return.

The origin of Idioms

"Qi CE 6 of the Warring States strategy:" if a woman comes out in the morning and comes in the evening, I will look at her door; if a woman comes out in the evening but does not return, I will look at her Lu. "

Idiom usage

Looking forward to the return of children. example if you see each other for a long time, you can't leave a bundle. (a poem by Huang Zunxian in Qing Dynasty

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Wang Sunjia, the courtier of King min of Qi Dynasty, always leans outside the door to wait every time he comes home as an official. Sometimes when he comes back late, his mother goes to the alley to wait. In 284 BC, King Yanzhao sent Leyi to attack the state of Qi. King Qimin abandoned the city and fled in a hurry. If Wang Sunjia couldn't find him, he had to go home. His mother asked him to find him quickly.

Chinese PinYin : yǐ mén yǐ lǚ