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Pursuit of happiness, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Zhu ī Hu ā nm ǎ IXI à o, which means pursuit of happiness, mostly refers to sex with prostitutes and drinking. From biography of flowers.
The origin of Idioms
Song Liuyong's "pass on the branches of flowers" CI: "in a good day, when the beautiful scenery, chase after the joy and buy the smile."
Idiom usage
It refers to prostitutes. Chapter 54 of Cao Xueqin's a dream of Red Mansions in Qing Dynasty: they were so happy that they ordered people to send Jia Cong and Jia Huang home, and then they asked Jia lian to chase after them. Guo Yingxiang, Song Dynasty, the proud fisherman. Yuhang is so beautiful since ancient times: the winding alleys and horizontal streets are deep and quiet, and the pursuit of happiness and laughter is young. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty (volume 2-5): however, it is necessary to serve wine and drink, chase happiness and buy laughter, rejuvenate emotions, and break the silence.
Chinese PinYin : zhuī huān mǎi xiào
Make fun of
Breaking the dragon and stabbing the tiger. duàn jiāo cì hǔ
high buildings rise from the level ground -- start from scratch. píng dì lóu tái
give all the historical facts except those about one 's own ancestors. shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
in boiling broth , one burnt his whiskers -- love for one 's brother and sister. zhǔ zhōu fén xū