Wash the stomach with ashes(yǐn huī xǐ wèi)

Wash the stomach with ashes

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nhu ī x ǐ w è I, which means repentance. It comes from the biography of xunboyu in southern history.

Notes on Idioms

Ash: in ancient times, plant ash was used as detergent.

The origin of Idioms

According to the biography of xunboyu in southern history, "if xunboyu is a new man, he will swallow a knife and scrape his intestines, drink ashes and wash his stomach."

Idiom usage

It refers to reform. "Ji Long said:" I want to wash my stomach with pure grey Dendrobium. He had a foul stomach, so he gave birth to a fierce son. When he was more than 20 years old, he wanted to kill him. "

Chinese PinYin : yǐn huī xǐ wèi