下马冯妇 — “To return to one's old profession or habit”
下马冯妇 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's old profession or habit”. To revert to one's former practice. Literally, “Feng Fu dismounts”.
下马冯妇 Pronunciation and Pinyin
下马冯妇 Character Breakdown
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Origin and Story of 下马冯妇
During the Warring States period, there was a brave warrior named Feng Fu in the Jin State. He dared to fight tigers bare-handed.
Later, he announced that he would never hunt tigers again and would focus on his studies.
One day, while he was out in the countryside with friends, they saw many people surrounding a tiger, but no one dared to approach it.
Feng Fu stepped forward, grabbed the tiger, and threw it to its death.
His friends remarked, "You’ve returned to your old profession!"
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Synonyms of 下马冯妇
More idioms starting with 下
- xià下bù不wéi为lì例not to be repeated
- xià下bu不liǎo了tái台unable to extricate oneself from an embarrassing situation
- xià下bù不lái来tái台unable to save face in public
- xià下lín临wú无dì地bottomless drop from a great height
- xià下lín临wú无jì际looking down upon a boundless depth
- xià下qiáo乔rù入yōu幽descend from good to bad
- xià下qiáo乔mù木rù入yōu幽gǔ谷descend from good to bad situation
- xià下qiáo乔qiān迁gǔ谷decline from prosperity to adversity
- xià下jǐng井tóu投shí石harm someone already in trouble
- xià下huí回fēn分jiě解To be continued
- xià下bǎn坂zǒu走wán丸roll effortlessly down a slope
- xià下sāi塞shàng上lóng聋blocked below, deaf above
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Open the tool →Questions about 下马冯妇
What does 下马冯妇 mean?
下马冯妇 (xià mǎ féng fù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return to one's old profession or habit”.
How do you pronounce 下马冯妇?
下马冯妇 is pronounced xià mǎ féng fù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 下马冯妇 literally mean?
Literally, 下马冯妇 means “Feng Fu dismounts”. It is used to mean “to return to one's old profession or habit”.
Where does 下马冯妇 come from?
下马冯妇 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 下马冯妇?
以之比喻重操旧业的人。