束蕴乞火 — “Bundle kindling to beg for fire”
束蕴乞火 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek help from others, often for advice or assistance in resolving a difficulty; to help others out of a predicament”. Literally, “Bundle kindling to beg for fire”.
束蕴乞火 Pronunciation and Pinyin
束蕴乞火 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 束蕴乞火
Once upon a time, a mother-in-law falsely accused her daughter-in-law of stealing meat from the family. The daughter-in-law, unable to defend herself, was driven out of the house by her mother-in-law.
She had no choice but to seek help from a kind auntie next door to clear her name.
The auntie, knowing the daughter-in-law's character well, came up with a clever plan. She took a bundle of tangled hemp to the mother-in-law's house to borrow fire, casually mentioning that her own dog had been killed because it fought over meat stolen from another family.
Hearing this, the mother-in-law realized her mistake and quickly went to bring her daughter-in-law home.
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Synonyms of 束蕴乞火
More idioms starting with 束
- shù束shàng上qǐ起xià下connect the preceding and the succeeding
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- shù束bīng兵mò秣mǎ马prepare for battle or a major undertaking
- shù束fā发fēng封bó帛woman's unwavering loyalty and fidelity
- shù束zài在gāo高gé阁to leave unused or neglected
- shù束bó帛jiā加bì璧extremely valuable gifts
- shù束dài带jié结fā发assume an official post
- shù束guǎng广jiù就xiá狭condense broad content into concise form
- shù束gē戈juàn卷jiǎ甲lay down arms and surrender
- shù束shǒu手shòu受rèn刃submit to one's fate without resistance
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Open the tool →Questions about 束蕴乞火
What does 束蕴乞火 mean?
束蕴乞火 (shù yùn qǐ huǒ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to seek help from others, often for advice or assistance in resolving a difficulty; to help others out of a predicament”.
How do you pronounce 束蕴乞火?
束蕴乞火 is pronounced shù yùn qǐ huǒ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 束蕴乞火 literally mean?
Literally, 束蕴乞火 means “Bundle kindling to beg for fire”. It is used to mean “to seek help from others, often for advice or assistance in resolving a difficulty; to help others out of a predicament”.
Where does 束蕴乞火 come from?
束蕴乞火 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 束蕴乞火?
比喻求助于人。也比喻为人排难解纷。同“束缊请火”。