drift about without any definite trace like running water or duckweed(gěng jì píng zōng)

drift about without any definite trace like running water or duckweed

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ě NGJ ì P í ngz ō ng, which means like broken stem and duckweed in the water. It comes from the single edition of "Jiao PA Ji · xunchun" in Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in life

Analysis of Idioms

Near synonym: the trace is fluffy

The origin of Idioms

In the Ming Dynasty, the single edition of "Jiao PA Ji · xunchun" says, "Xiu Kuai embroiders the tiger and carves the dragon. It's a time when the country is in danger. How can we send a trace?"

Idiom explanation

Like broken stem, duckweed in the water, the trace is uncertain.

Chinese PinYin : gěng jì píng zōng