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The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à Bi à NRU à n è, which means that a person with real eloquence seems to be stupid on the surface; a person who is good at debating is prudent in speaking and does not show his edge. From Laozi.
Idiom explanation
Dull: slow language, not good at speaking.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 45 of Lao Tzu: "be outspoken if you are bent, be skillful if you are clumsy, and be eloquent if you are slow."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to a person's calmness. examples eloquence is slow, and the official has a voice. It's the cashier. I'm Yu Rujing. Praise of Zizhou bureaucrats by Yang Jiong of Tang Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : dà biàn ruò nè
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do a discreditable thing secretly. àn shì sī xīn
run like a wolf and rush like a boar. láng bēn shǐ tū
covetousness of corrupted officials. fēng shǐ cháng shé
cherish an old broom as if it were a thousand pieces of gold. bì zhǒu qiān jīn
Take the heart of yourself and the heart of others. yǐ jǐ zhī xīn,dù rén zhī xīn