A broken inch of paper
Duancunzhi, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Du à NJI à NC à nzh à, meaning incomplete painting and calligraphy. It's from Hua Ji.
The origin of Idioms
"The collection of ancient paintings can be cherished if there is no paper left in it," Volume I of painting inheritance by Deng Chun of Song Dynasty
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in painting and calligraphy, etc.
Chinese PinYin : duàn jiān cùn zhǐ
A broken inch of paper
no one picks up what 's left by the wayside. dào bù duō yí
discuss a variety of subjects. shuō cháng lùn duǎn
Against heaven and against reason. nì tiān wéi lǐ
Cheerfulness and cheerfulness. gǔ wǔ huān xīn