Dongjiannanjin(dōng jiàn nán jīn)

Dongjiannanjin

Dongjian Nanjin, pronunciation D à ngji à NN á NJ à n, Chinese idiom, bamboo arrow in the East, copper in the south, from Erya Shidi No. 9 · Jiufu.

explain

Bamboo arrows in the East and copper in the South were considered to be the best in ancient times. This is a metaphor for valuable talents.

source

"Erya Shidi No. 9 · Jiufu" says: "the beauty of the southeast is the bamboo and arrow of Kuaiji; the beauty of the southwest is the gold and stone of Huashan." Since then, "dongjiannanjin" has been used to refer to heroes and talents all over the country. In the book of Jin, praise of Yu Tan and Gu Zhong Zhuan, written by Wang Yin of Jin Dynasty: "Gu Shi's South gold, Yu Wei's East Arrow." Tang Luo Yin's poem "send Jinshi Gu Rong in autumn night" says: "empty envy good friends, pay high price, pity Dongjian and Nanjin." Lin Zexu of the Qing Dynasty wrote the notice of watching the wind in the three counties of Hangzhou, Jiaxing and Huzhou: "Chen Zhongle is invited to watch the wind in the Shaoguan area, and Chen Zhongle is willing to enter the mountain and return empty?"

Examples

Chen Zhongle, who is willing to enter Baoshan and return empty? (notice of three groups of people watching the wind in Hangjiahu by Lin Zexu in Qing Dynasty)

Chinese PinYin : dōng jiàn nán jīn