遗簪坠屦 — “Lost hairpin, dropped shoes”
遗簪坠屦 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cherish old friendships and not forget old acquaintances or principles, even when presented with new opportunities or advantages; to value old connections and integrity over new gains”. Literally, “Lost hairpin, dropped shoes”.
遗簪坠屦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 遗簪坠屦
During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, Yuwen Xiaokuan served as the Governor-General of Yanzhou. Wei Qiong went to Yanzhou to pay him a visit. When Wei Qiong was about to depart, Yuwen Xiaokuan offered to give him his horse and bridle as a gift.
Wei Qiong smiled and politely declined, saying, "In ancient times, people did not abandon 'lost hairpins and dropped shoes' (meaning old possessions or, by extension, old friends and principles), disliking to leave together but not return together. Although my conduct may not fully match that of the esteemed figures of the past, it is not my ambition to abandon the old for the new."
He firmly refused the generous gift, demonstrating his unwavering integrity and his commitment to not forsaking past connections or principles.
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Synonyms of 遗簪坠屦
More idioms starting with 遗
- yí遗shì世wàng忘lěi累live in seclusion, detached from worldly concerns
- yí遗shì世bá拔sú俗transcend worldly concerns
- yí遗shì世dú独lì立live in seclusion, detached from the world
- yí遗shì世jué绝sú俗renounce the world and live secluded
- yí遗shì世yuè越sú俗transcend the mundane world
- yí遗xiū休yú余liè烈enduring legacy of virtues and achievements
- yí遗sú俗jué绝chén尘transcend worldly customs and live reclusive
- yí遗huá华fǎn反zhì质abandon splendor, revert to plainness
- yí遗míng名qù去lì利abandon fame and relinquish gain
- yí遗shěn哂dà大fāng方make a fool of oneself before an expert
- yí遗shēng声yú余jià价posthumous renown and legacy
- yí遗shēng声zhuì坠xù绪a dying artistic or cultural tradition
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Open the tool →Questions about 遗簪坠屦
What does 遗簪坠屦 mean?
遗簪坠屦 (yí zān zhuì jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to cherish old friendships and not forget old acquaintances or principles, even when presented with new opportunities or advantages; to value old connections and integrity over new gains”.
How do you pronounce 遗簪坠屦?
遗簪坠屦 is pronounced yí zān zhuì jù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 遗簪坠屦 literally mean?
Literally, 遗簪坠屦 means “Lost hairpin, dropped shoes”. It is used to mean “to cherish old friendships and not forget old acquaintances or principles, even when presented with new opportunities or advantages; to value old connections and integrity over new gains”.
Where does 遗簪坠屦 come from?
遗簪坠屦 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 遗簪坠屦?
遗：遗失；坠：掉落；屦：鞋子。掉落的簪和鞋子，比喻旧物。后指不忘旧友叫“不弃遗簪坠屦”。