East and West
As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ō ngli á NGX ī sh é, which means that it is inevitable to lose money when it comes to input and output. It comes from the story of Pipa · Yicang relief by Gao Ming of Ming Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
In the story of Pipa · Yicang relief written by Gao Ming of Ming Dynasty, it is said that "Xianggong, villain can't recruit, since ancient times: it's hard to teach villain to compensate."
Idiom usage
Used as an object or attribute; used in writing
Chinese PinYin : dōng liàng xī shé
East and West
the sweat broke out all over one 's body and trickled down his back. hàn liú jiā tǐ
in the family of a general there are more generals -- like produces like. jiàng mén yǒu jiàng
as clean as ice and as pure as jade. bīng qīng yù rùn