A bitter plum(dào biān kǔ lǐ)

A bitter plum

Daobian KULI, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d à Obi à NK à L à, which means to refer to mediocre and useless talents. It's from new sayings of the world - elegance.

Analysis of Idioms

Useless material

The origin of Idioms

"When Wang Rong was seven years old, he had a taste of traveling with the children. He saw that many of the children of the plum tree on the roadside broke their branches, and the children raced to get them, but he didn't move. When asked, the man replied, "the tree is by the side of the road and has many children, so it must be bitter for Li." I believe it. "

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be subject or object; to be mediocre. When the clouds rise straight up, you are the bitter Li on the way. The Song Dynasty, Jiang Kui's poem "yongyule · Xiyun xinkeqing"

Idioms and allusions

When Wang Rong was seven years old, he used to play with his friends. He saw a plum tree bearing many fruits. The branches were nearly broken because of the fruits. The children happily climbed up the tree to pick the fruits, but Wang Rong didn't pick them. When someone asked him what was the matter, Wang Rong said, "this tree grows on the side of the road. There are so many fruits in it. It must be bitter." Some people try it, and it's really bitter. Wang Rong was seven years old and had a taste of traveling with children. At the edge of the road, many of the plum trees broke their branches, and all of them competed to take it, but only the army did not move. People ask, answer: "the tree in the road side and many children, this will bitter Li." Take it, believe it.

Chinese PinYin : dào biān kǔ lǐ