enigmatic(gāo shēn mò cè)

enigmatic

It's an enigmatic Chinese idiom. Pinyin is g ā OSH ē nm ò C è, which means that the level of profundity can't be speculated and the description is difficult to understand. It comes from the biography of Yan Yannian in Hanshu by Ban Gu of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It is difficult for people to understand. Examples 1. Whether it's the disgusting flies and mosquitoes, or the beautiful flowers and grass; whether it's the unfathomable starry sky, or the dust that is not worth mentioning, they are all exquisite works of art of nature, showing the profound and superb wisdom of nature. Yan Chunyou's awe of nature 2. However, all kinds of art are not "profound", because all arts are created by the people and are the reflection of human social life. (3) a young light music company made so many performances that it caused such huge repercussions in the society. Mr. Zheng explained this: because under the conditions at that time, the cultural life of the masses was relatively poor and boring, and the majority of music loving masses felt unfathomable and difficult to accept the formal and serious symphonic music (at that time, some foreign and Chinese pop songs were almost overwhelming) The urgent need is a more popular and elegant music into life. 4. The article of "analysis" does not directly state the root of their "new ideas"? Instead, it brings out an enigmatic "three-level static model" system (the so-called "semantic layer of language", "implicit basic structure layer" and "deep structure layer"), which is like playing hide and seek.

The origin of Idioms

Officials and people can not measure the depth of its meaning, tremble, dare not break the ban. Biography of Yan Yannian in Hanshu

Idiom story

In the Western Han Dynasty, Yan Yannian, the upright governor of Zhuo County, was not long in office. When he heard that the local Gao family did all kinds of evil, he sent Zhao Xiu, a subordinate official, to investigate. Zhao Xiu wanted to cover up secretly and was beheaded by Yan Yannian. Yan Yannian was different from other officials in dealing with cases. He specialized in ruling the local powerful. Neither the officials nor the common people can guess his true thoughts.

Chinese PinYin : gāo shēn mò cè