束缊请火 — “To ask for help from others, especially when in difficulty”
束缊请火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ask for help from others, especially when in difficulty”. Or to help others resolve disputes and overcome difficulties. Literally, “bundle hemp to ask for fire”.
束缊请火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
束缊请火 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 束缊请火
Once upon a time, an old woman falsely accused her daughter-in-law of stealing meat from their home. The daughter-in-law, unable to defend herself, was driven out of the house.
She had no choice but to seek help from an elderly neighbor to clear her name.
The neighbor, knowing the daughter-in-law's character well, came up with a plan. She took a bundle of tangled hemp to the old woman's house to borrow some fire, fabricating a story that her own dog had been killed while fighting over someone else's meat.
Realizing her mistake, the old woman went to bring her daughter-in-law back home.
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Open the tool →Questions about 束缊请火
What does 束缊请火 mean?
束缊请火 (shù yùn qǐng huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ask for help from others, especially when in difficulty”.
How do you pronounce 束缊请火?
束缊请火 is pronounced shù yùn qǐng huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 束缊请火 literally mean?
Literally, 束缊请火 means “bundle hemp to ask for fire”. It is used to mean “to ask for help from others, especially when in difficulty”.
Where does 束缊请火 come from?
束缊请火 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 束缊请火?
束缊：束一扎可烧的大麻为火把；请火：借火。搓麻为引火绳，向邻家讨火。比喻求助于人。也比喻为人排难解纷。