Duck leg and crane knee
Fu Ti He Xi, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f ú J ì NGH è x ī, meaning that things have their own length. It comes from Zhuangzi's parallel thumb written by Zhuang Zhou.
The origin of Idioms
Zhuang Zhou's "Zhuangzi parallel thumb" said: "although the Fu shin is short, it will be sad if it is continued; although the crane shin is long, it will be sad if it is broken."
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute, it refers to things that have their own merits and demerits.
Examples
In Qing Dynasty, Wu Mingshi's guanxia biography of imperial city pattern: "in the year of Guanqing, there was also a mockery of Fu Tibi and He Xi."
Chinese PinYin : fú jìng hè xī
Duck leg and crane knee
honour the teacher and respect his teaching. zūn shī zhòng dào
daily call to religious life. mù gǔ cháo zhōng
sth. one knows well and can manage with ease. qīng chē shú lù