呼庚呼癸 — “To ask for a loan”
呼庚呼癸 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ask for a loan”. To beg for financial assistance (originally a coded term for requesting military provisions).
呼庚呼癸 Pronunciation and Pinyin
呼庚呼癸 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 呼庚呼癸
Origin and Story of 呼庚呼癸
During the Spring and Autumn period, King Fuchai of Wu formed an alliance with states like Jin and Lu. Shen Shuyi, a high official from Wu, needed to borrow military provisions from Gongsun Youshan, a high official from Lu.
Since it was not convenient to state the request directly, they used a coded phrase.
Gongsun Youshan of Lu replied, "We are out of sorghum, but still have some coarse grains. When the time comes, climb the mountain and shout loudly, 'Geng Gui!' and we will understand."
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Synonyms of 呼庚呼癸
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- hū呼bù不jǐ给xī吸too scared to catch one's breath
- hū呼zhī之jí即lái来，，huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
- hū呼zhī之jí即zhì至，，huī挥zhī之jí即qù去at one's beck and call
- hū呼zhī之huò或chū出vividly portrayed, about to appear
- hū呼zhī之yù欲chū出so vivid as to seem ready to emerge
- hū呼lú卢hè喝zhì雉to gamble with dice
- hū呼xī吸zhī之jiān间in an instant
- hū呼xī吸xiāng相tōng通share same views and interests
- hū呼tiān天kòu叩dì地wail in extreme grief
- hū呼tiān天jiào叫dì地lament loudly and desperately
- hū呼tiān天hào号dì地cry out in extreme anguish
- hū呼tiān天yù吁dì地implore desperately for help
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Open the tool →Questions about 呼庚呼癸
What does 呼庚呼癸 mean?
呼庚呼癸 (hū gēng hū guǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to ask for a loan”.
How do you pronounce 呼庚呼癸?
呼庚呼癸 is pronounced hū gēng hū guǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Where does 呼庚呼癸 come from?
呼庚呼癸 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 呼庚呼癸?
庚、癸：军粮的隐语。原是军中乞粮的隐语。后指向人借钱。