love as if it were a gem or a pearl
Love is like treasure, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Cuan IR ú zh ē Nb ǎ o, meaning to love someone or something like treasure, cherish very much. I like it very much. It comes from Shi nodou, the martyr of Houguan County, written by Ming Dynasty.
Idiom usage
I like it very much
Examples
You people say that, so his grandmother loves it as a treasure. The second chapter of a dream of Red Mansions by Cao Xueqin in Qing Dynasty
The origin of Idioms
In the Ming Dynasty, a natural old man named Shi nodou, a martyr in Houguan County, said, "lady Shentu is already pregnant and will be satisfied in October Having a son is a treasure. "
Analysis of Idioms
The apple of the palm
Antonym: as if grass mustard, as if worn shoes
Chinese PinYin : ài rú zhēn bǎo
love as if it were a gem or a pearl
sell one 's birthright for a pottage of lentils. wèi xiǎo shī dà