Ministry of Education《Dictionary of Chinese Idioms》

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Idiom縮屋稱貞
Bopomofoㄙㄨˋ ㄔㄥ ㄓㄣ
Pinyinsù wū chēng zhēn
Interpretation傳說古代顏叔子於風雨之夕,接納因房屋倒塌的鄰家寡婦,使婦執燭,火盡,又折取屋木以燃燒,以示光明磊落。典出《詩經.小雅.巷伯》:「哆兮哆兮,成是南箕」句下漢.毛亨.傳。後用以比喻在婦女危難時不加侵犯。《北齊書.卷五.廢帝帝紀》:「顏子縮屋稱貞,柳下嫗而不亂,未若此翁白首不娶者也。」
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