Picking melons and embracing vines(zhāi guā bào màn)

Picking melons and embracing vines

Picking melons and embracing vines is a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is zh ā IGU ā B à om à n, which means the metaphor is swept away. From Huangtai guaci.

Idioms and allusions

In the period of Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, the government was dealt with by Empress Wu Zetian. Empress Wu Zetian had great ambition and cruel means. She abolished Li Zhong and made Li Hong prince. Later, she poisoned Li Hong and made Li Xian prince. Day and night, he worried about his work Huangtai guaci: "under the Huangtai melon planting platform, the ripe melon leaves. One picking makes the melon good, and then picking makes the melon thin. Three picking is still optional, and picking is absolutely necessary. "

Idiom usage

How can you satisfy your desire with only one Qingdao? Will see pick melon embrace vine, lick chaff and rice, pressing forward, but have no time. Materials on the patriotic movement of the May 4th Movement

Chinese PinYin : zhāi guā bào màn