recovery of lost article(zhū huán hé pǔ)

recovery of lost article

Zhu huanhepu, pronounced zh ū Hu á NH é P ǔ, is a Chinese idiom, which means to compare things lost and recovered or people gone and returned. It comes from the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of Xunli, mengchang.

Idiom explanation

Hepu: the name of the county in Han Dynasty, in the northeast of Hepu County in Guangxi.

The origin of Idioms

In the book of the later Han Dynasty, biography of Xunli, mengchang, it is said that the county (Hepu) does not produce grain, but produces jewelry in the sea, which is comparable with Jiaoji Taste the official, change before I, seek people disease benefit. When they went to Pearl River and returned to China before they were over the age of ten, the common people turned against their business. "

Discrimination of words

The policy is good. example Jinfu's concubine, once her sword was broken, Yanjin was orphaned from afar, and wanlizhu was returned to Hepu. (Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty, Volume 32)

Idiom story

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hepu County was famous for its rich Pearl production overseas. Local people made a living by picking pearls. Corrupt officials took advantage of the opportunity to exploit pearls, which led to Pearl people's wanton fishing. The production of pearl mussels became lower and lower, and many people starved to death. Liu Bao, Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, sent Meng Chang to be the prefect of Hepu. He got rid of the malpractice and was not allowed to arrest indiscriminately. In less than a year, Hepu was rich in pearls again.

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