The grass and the trees know the power
Cao Mu Zhiwei is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is C ǎ om ù zh ī w ē I, which means that even plants know his reputation and describes his great power. It comes from the biography of Zhang Wanfu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
The biography of Zhang Wanfu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty: "I know the name of Jianghuai wood and grass."
Idiom usage
Subject predicate type; as object; adjective is powerful.
Chinese PinYin : cǎo mù zhī wēi
The grass and the trees know the power
There is no shortage of utensils. qì èr bù kuì
speak tactfully but to the point. tán yán wēi zhòng
so beautiful as to overrun cities and ruin states. qīng chéng qīng guó