a sweet well dries early(gān jǐng xiān jié)
a sweet well dries early
The Chinese idiom, G ā NJ ǐ ngxi ā NJI é in pinyin, means that the water in the sweet well is exhausted first, which means that the talented people tend to age early. From Zhuangzi Shanmu.
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used to enlighten
Analysis of Idioms
A synonym: Zhimu xiansha
The origin of Idioms
Chuang Tzu's Shanmu: "Zhimu is the first to be felled, Ganjing is the first to be exhausted."
Idiom explanation
The water in the sweet well is exhausted first. It means that talented people tend to age early.
Chinese PinYin : gān jǐng xiān jié
a sweet well dries early
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