Hsin Tai said gratefully: "Ping is really a friend in need." Whenever a writer or his friends is in trouble, Ping is always the first to offer his assistance.
朋友或文壇作家有困難、有疾病時，只要是讓他知道了，他幾乎都立即設法相助。心岱說：「平先生很少錦上添花，他經常都是雪中送炭。」