sport with the wind and play with the moon -- seek pleasure(cháo fēng nòng yuè)

sport with the wind and play with the moon -- seek pleasure

Chinese idiom, CH á of ē NGN ò ngyu è in pinyin, refers to the works that describe scenes such as wind, cloud, moon and dew, but lack of ideological content. It's from shiyiji.

Analysis of Idioms

Mocking the wind and praising the moon

The origin of Idioms

Wang Jia of the Jin Dynasty wrote in his collection of anecdotes: "don't learn from him. He mocks the wind and praises the moon

Idiom usage

It refers to the poor works describing the wind and the moon. Chapter 30 of Qing Wenkang's biography of children's Heroes: "as long as you are in this room, I will never dare to ask you about it." How comfortable you and I are today. The sixth chapter of Chen Chen's Shuihu houzhuan in Qing Dynasty. Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty wrote the poem "to send my brother to Wei village first": "to chant the moon, to mock the wind, to climb the mountain and face the water should be reduced first." Feng Menglong, Ming Dynasty, wrote a general statement of warning the world: Wang jiaoluan's centenary hatred: "in the past, I met you in the Qingming Festival and became acquainted with you; I mocked the wind and made friends with the moon, and stirred my feelings."

Chinese PinYin : cháo fēng nòng yuè