An inch of grass is a knot(cùn cǎo xián jié)

An inch of grass is a knot

Cuncaojie, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is C ù NC ǎ oxi á NJI é, which means that although the metaphor is weak, it should be grateful. It's from West Lake Episode 2: saving golden carp and Dragon King reporting virtue.

The origin of Idioms

In the second episode of West Lake, rescuing the golden carp and the Dragon King to repay virtue, it is said that "fortunately there is a good gentleman, who can't bear to be an expert Yang Weizhen. He redeems his life for money, and lives after releasing his death. Although he is not willing to listen to the dust, he wants to repay Hong En."

Idiom usage

Used as an object or attribute; used to repay a favor. In the spring and Autumn period, Wei Wuzi, a senior official in the Jin Dynasty, died and ordered his son Wei Ke to be buried as a concubine. I don't want to marry my concubine. After the war with Qin Lishi Du Hui, see an old man knot grass emissary back to servant land, so get it. The old man in YeMeng said, "I am the father of the woman I married." (Zuozhuan, the 15th year of Xuangong)

Chinese PinYin : cùn cǎo xián jié