lash the waves(chōu dāo duàn shuǐ)

lash the waves

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch à UD à ODU à nshu à, meaning to draw a knife to cut off the running water. Metaphor is useless, but it will accelerate the development of the situation. It comes from Shuyun, a farewell letter to Xie Tiao Lou in Xuanzhou.

Idiom explanation

Draw the knife: draw the knife. Water: running water. Draw out the knife to cut off the running water. Metaphor is useless, but it will accelerate the development of the situation.

The origin of Idioms

Li Bai of Tang Dynasty wrote in farewell to Shuyun at xietiaolou in Xuanzhou: "a knife cuts off the water, but the water flows more, and a glass is raised to dispel the sorrow."

Idiom usage

Be an object, subject, attribute

Chinese PinYin : chōu dāo duàn shuǐ