A thin wood in a tree(mián lǐ bó cái)

A thin wood in a tree

Mian Li Bo Cai is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is mi á NL ǐ B ó C á I, which means little power and little talent. It is often used as a modest word. It comes from the biography of Yan Zhuzhuan in the history of Han Dynasty.

Pronunciation and phonetic notation

Pronunciation mi á NL ǐ B ó C á I

interpretation

Little power, no talent. It is often used as a modest word.

source

Ban Gu's Han Shu Yan Zhu Zhuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty said, "the Yue people are too small to fight on land."

Examples

In the past, Mao Xun and Ming De did not dare to live as a minister. Should it not be a basis. (Wang Anshi, Song Dynasty, the second table of qimianshi xiangchong observation envoy)

Idiom information

Degree of common use: Average

Chinese PinYin : mián lǐ bó cái