songs of a highbrow type will find very few people to join in the chorus(qǔ gāo hè guǎ)

songs of a highbrow type will find very few people to join in the chorus

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Q ǔ g ā oh è Gu ǎ, which means that the tune is high and deep, and fewer people can sing along with it. It's hard to be a bosom friend. Nowadays, the speech or work is not popular and few people can understand it. It's from asking the king of Chu.

Idiom usage

When I was in the provincial capital, I only heard people praise Liang Yun, but no one ever talked about Yi Yun. Do you know ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~! (the fifth chapter of Liu e's travel notes of Lao can · sequel in Qing Dynasty)

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, there was a man named Song Yu in the state of Chu. He was very talented and eloquent. The king of Chu appreciated him very much, which was envied and resented by many colleagues, so some people spoke ill of him in front of the king of Chu. One day, someone spoke ill of Song Yu in front of the king of Chu. The king of Chu was a little impatient to hear too much. So he called Song Yu and asked, "what's the matter with you, causing so much gossip?" Song Yu argued for herself with her eloquence. Hearing this, the king of Chu said, "you have a point, but why do those people always say bad things about you? If you can make a convincing statement, even if what these people say is false, otherwise, no matter how well you say it, it's useless! " Song Yu immediately replied, "king, let me tell you a story! A stranger came to the capital. One day, he began to sing in the downtown. At the beginning, he sang the folk song "xialiba people" of Chu state at that time. Because the melody was easy to understand and there were many people who could sing it, thousands of people sang along with him. Soon, he began to sing the slightly elegant "Yang a". At this time, there were only a few hundred people who followed him. Later, he began to sing the more elegant "Yang Chun Bai Xue" In the end, he brought the characteristics of the five tones into full play and made the music reach its climax. At this time, few people could sing along. The reason is: the more elegant the song is, the fewer people can sing along with it

The origin of Idioms

Song Yu's question to the king of Chu in the Warring States period states: "there are only a few people who lead merchants to carve their feathers, and they are mixed with flowing signs. It's the music that is high and the harmony that is few. "

Chinese PinYin : qǔ gāo hè guǎ