余光分人 — “Residual light shared with others”
余光分人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to share one's incidental benefits or resources with others, implying a small, effortless act of generosity that costs nothing to the giver; to lend a hand without extra effort or cost”. Literally, “Residual light shared with others”.
余光分人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
余光分人 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 余光分人
Origin and Story of 余光分人
Once, in a large house by the riverside, many women were diligently spinning cotton yarn. In the evenings, they would light candles to continue their work.
However, there was one poor girl who did not have a candle of her own. Others suspected her of trying to take advantage by using their light for free and drove her out.
The girl explained, "I haven't taken advantage of your light in any way. In fact, every day I come early to help clean the place. Your residual light, shared with others, would not cause you any harm."
Idioms Related to 余光分人
More idioms starting with 余
- yú余yè业yí遗liè烈lasting legacy of one's contributions
- yú余yǒng勇kě可gǔ贾still have strength to expend
- yú余wèi味wú无qióng穷endless lingering taste
- yú余xiǎng响rào绕liáng梁lingering sound circling the beam
- yú余shēng声sān三rì日Lingering sound for three days
- yú余miào妙rào绕liáng梁beautiful music lingers in the air
- yú余zǐ子lù碌lù碌All others are mediocre
- yú余bēi杯lěng冷zhì炙leftovers from a feast
- yú余táo桃dàn啖jūn君Fickle affections and judgments
- yú余bō波wèi未píng平lingering effects still felt
- yú余jìn烬fù复rán燃old evils resurface
- yú余xīng腥cán残huì秽foul-smelling food scraps
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What does 余光分人 mean?
余光分人 (yú guāng fēn rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to share one's incidental benefits or resources with others, implying a small, effortless act of generosity that costs nothing to the giver; to lend a hand without extra effort or cost”.
How do you pronounce 余光分人?
余光分人 is pronounced yú guāng fēn rén in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 余光分人 literally mean?
Literally, 余光分人 means “Residual light shared with others”. It is used to mean “to share one's incidental benefits or resources with others, implying a small, effortless act of generosity that costs nothing to the giver; to lend a hand without extra effort or cost”.
Where does 余光分人 come from?
余光分人 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 余光分人?
比喻顺便帮助别人不必有任何花费。