風ふう樹じゅの嘆たん

expression, noun

regret for not appreciating one's parents while they were alive

A literary, classical expression derived from a Chinese story about a tree that wants to be still but the wind keeps blowing, symbolizing a child who wishes to care for their parents but the parents are no longer alive. Used in formal or reflective contexts.

• 彼かれは風ふう樹じゅの嘆たんを抱いだきながら、亡なき両りょう親しんの墓ぼ前ぜんに立たった。

  He stood before his late parents' grave, filled with regret for not having appreciated them while they were alive.