Warm your mind in winter
Dongyao brain, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ō NGH ō NGT ó UN ǎ o, which means a person with a confused, stupid and unreasonable mind. From Tang Zhiyan.
Idiom explanation
[idiom]: Dongzao brain [Pinyin]: D ō NGH ō NGT ó UN ǎ o [simple spelling]: dhtn [explanation]: Dongzao: pedantic, superficial. People who are confused, pedantic and unreasonable. It is also called "brain drying in winter".
The origin of Idioms
[source]: Volume 8 of Tang Zhiyan written by Wang Dingbao in the Five Dynasties: "the chief executive's mind is too warm, and he mistook Yan Biao for Duke Lu."
Examples of Idioms
[example]: when the situation is bleak enough, I'm afraid to be on the spot. Cha Shenxing, Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : dōng hōng tóu nǎo
Warm your mind in winter
punishment or reward not depending upon what one does. qiè gōu qiè guó
It's better to start first. xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
See the world and bring forth the new. jiàn shì shēng miáo
a wide expanse of mist-covered waters. yān bō hào miǎo
Advance the virtuous and retreat the traitor. jìn xián tuì jiān
sb. who makes minimal corrections and thereby improves a piece of writing. yī zì shī
Success is king, failure is thief. chéng zé wéi wáng,bài zé wé