express the emotion of missing to remote relatives
Meihua, a Chinese idiom, means greeting and missing relatives and friends. From Taiping Yulan.
The origin of Idioms
"Taiping Yulan" volume 970 quoted Sheng Hongzhi's "Jingzhou Ji" of the Southern Song Dynasty: "Lu Kai and fan ye were good friends. They sent a plum blossom from the south of the Yangtze River to reach Chang'an and ye, and presented flowers to the people of Longtou. South of the Yangtze River has nothing to offer
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing.
Idiom story
During the northern and Southern Dynasties, Lu Kai and fan ye were very good friends, and they often exchanged letters. In the early spring of one year, Lu Kai met an envoy to Chang'an. He broke off a blooming plum blossom and asked a messenger to bring it to Fan Ye, who was far away in Chang'an. He wrote a poem: "when you meet an envoy, you can send it to the head of long.". South of the Yangtze River has nothing to do with it
Chinese PinYin : yì shǐ méi huā
express the emotion of missing to remote relatives
wear a sad face a long face with knitted eyebrows. chóu méi kǔ liǎn
unjust cause finds scant support. shī dào guǎ zhù
Killing chickens to teach monkeys. zǎi jī jiào hóu