The first hill of the fox's death, China idiom, pinyin: húsǐshǒuqi, which means that when the fox dies outside, he must put his head towards his cave. It is a metaphor for not forgetting one's roots or missing one's hometown, and it is also a metaphor for missing one's hometown and country. From Notes of the Book of Rites.
As follows:
1. Idiom allusions
During the Warring States Period, Qu Yuan was envied and framed, so he could not gain the trust of the King of Chu and was exiled to other places. During his hard life in exile, he wrote many poems reflecting the contradiction between people's wishes and reality. His poem "Mourning" said: "When the bird flies back to its hometown, the fox dies first."
According to the old legend, if a fox dies outside, he must put his head towards his cave. "The first hill where a fox dies" is a metaphor for not forgetting one's roots and missing one's hometown, and it is also a metaphor for missing one's hometown. Also saved as "fox head".
2. Historical origin
The saying that the fox died on the first mountain has a long history. Book of rites? The rafter bow said, "There is an old saying:' The fox died on the top of the mountain'." Tang Kong Yingda's note: "Therefore, those who go straight to the mound are the roots of the fox cave, and even if they die in a mess, they still go to this mound." Therefore, people who die in other places and are buried in their hometown are called "Guishouqiu".
When the bird flies back to its hometown, the fox will die first.
After the birds fly out, they still have to return to their hometown where they grew up and lived. The fox dies outside the hole, and its head will stay away from the hill where it lives. This is to describe the feelings of people who have left their homes for their motherland and hometown. Huainanzi? Xun Lin said, "The bird flew home, the rabbit went to the old cave, and the fox died on the first hill."
It all means the same thing. Some people say, "Birds fly south and foxes die in the first hill." Yue, called Yue State in ancient times, is located in the south of ancient China. Birds from the south fly to the north and perch on branches in the south, which is called "southern birds". Ancient poem: "Humayi is in the north wind, and the more birds dye the south branch." It is also a metaphor for not forgetting your hometown.
mourn (for/over the dead)
Ying is the capital of Chu. The last two sentences of the poem are: "Birds fly back to their hometown, and foxes die first." I believe that I am innocent and abandon it. Why can't you forget it day and night? "