百废俱兴 — “A hundred wastes all flourish”
百废俱兴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many things that had fallen into disuse or disrepair are now being revived and flourishing; a period of widespread restoration and vigorous development”. Literally, “A hundred wastes all flourish”.
百废俱兴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 百bǎi
- 废fèi
- 俱jù
- 兴xīng
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Origin and Story of 百废俱兴
During the Song Dynasty, Teng Zijing was demoted and became the prefect of Yuezhou. In his second year in office, the administration ran smoothly, and there was harmony between superiors and subordinates. All affairs that had been neglected or fallen into disuse were revived and undertaken.
He rebuilt and expanded Yueyang Tower, having works by famous figures from the Tang Dynasty engraved on it.
His good friend, Fan Zhongyan, wrote 'Yueyang Lou Ji' (Record of Yueyang Tower), commenting: 'With a sound administration and harmonious people, all neglected tasks were revived and flourished, thus Yueyang Tower was rebuilt.'
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More idioms starting with 百
- bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅，，qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
- bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
- bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
- bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
- bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
- bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多，，yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
- bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate
Questions about 百废俱兴
- What does 百废俱兴 mean?
- 百废俱兴 (bǎi fèi jù xīng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Many things that had fallen into disuse or disrepair are now being revived and flourishing; a period of widespread restoration and vigorous development”.
- How do you pronounce 百废俱兴?
- 百废俱兴 is pronounced bǎi fèi jù xīng in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 百废俱兴 literally mean?
- Literally, 百废俱兴 means “a hundred wastes all flourish”. It is used to mean “Many things that had fallen into disuse or disrepair are now being revived and flourishing; a period of widespread restoration and vigorous development”.
- Where does 百废俱兴 come from?
- 百废俱兴 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 百废俱兴?
- 俱：全，都。许多已经荒废了的事情一下子都兴办起来。