The Phoenix is in the grave(fèng huáng zài nú)

The Phoenix is in the grave

Fenghuang is in Cuan, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f è nghu á ngz à in ú, which means Fenghuang is locked in a cage. It means that a person with talent can't give back. It's from nine chapters Huaisha.

The origin of Idioms

In the Warring States period, Chu and Qu Yuan's nine chapters, Huaisha: "when you become white, you think it's black, but when you fall, you think it's lower. The Phoenix emperor is dancing in the sky. It's a combination of jade and stone

Analysis of Idioms

Bird in cage

Idiom usage

It refers to the lack of talent.

Chinese PinYin : fèng huáng zài nú