扇枕温席 — “Fan pillow, warm mat/quilt”
扇枕温席 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to demonstrate profound filial piety by ensuring parents' comfort and well-being, traditionally by fanning their pillow or mat to cool it in summer and warming their bed or quilt in winter”. Literally, “Fan pillow, warm mat/quilt”.
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Origin and Story of 扇枕温席
Huang Xiang was a renowned filial son in ancient China. His mother passed away early, but he was well-versed in etiquette and highly sensible.
During the scorching summer, he would fan his father's sleeping mat to cool it before his father went to bed. In winter, he would first get into the bed to warm the quilt with his own body for his father.
Later, when he served as the Prefect of Wei Commandery and a severe flood struck the area, he used his personal salary and family assets to relieve the suffering of the disaster victims.
People praised him, saying, 'Unrivaled in the world, Huang Xiang of Jiangxia!'
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What does 扇枕温席 mean?
扇枕温席 (shān zhěn wēn xí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to demonstrate profound filial piety by ensuring parents' comfort and well-being, traditionally by fanning their pillow or mat to cool it in summer and warming their bed or quilt in winter”.
How do you pronounce 扇枕温席?
扇枕温席 is pronounced shān zhěn wēn xí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 扇枕温席 literally mean?
Literally, 扇枕温席 means “Fan pillow, warm mat/quilt”. It is used to mean “to demonstrate profound filial piety by ensuring parents' comfort and well-being, traditionally by fanning their pillow or mat to cool it in summer and warming their bed or quilt in winter”.
Where does 扇枕温席 come from?
扇枕温席 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 扇枕温席?
形容对父母十分孝敬。