黍油麦秀

[成语]
shǔ yóu mài xiù

[含义]
以之为亡国之痛的感叹。

[来源]
《尚书大传》卷二：“微子朝周，过殷故墟，见麦秀之蕲蕲兮曰：此父母之国。乃为《麦秀之歌》，曰：麦秀渐渐兮，禾黍油油。彼狡童兮，不我好仇”按，《史记·宋微子世家》亦载此事，“微子”作“箕子”。


[英文]
the grains grow luxuriantly among the ruins of the former capital