hubs hit hubs and shoulders rub shoulders(gǔ jī jiān mó)

hubs hit hubs and shoulders rub shoulders

The Chinese idiom, G ǔ J ī Ji ā nm ó in pinyin, means shoulder to shoulder rubbing and wheel to wheel collision. It describes the traffic congestion. It comes from Qi CE Yi, the strategy of the Warring States period.

Analysis of Idioms

One after another

Idiom usage

The lane is crowded with people and vehicles, and the sedan chairs come and go in an endless stream. The eighth chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty

The origin of Idioms

"Qi CE I of Warring States policy" says: "on the way to Linzi, the car hub strikes, and people rub their shoulders."

Idiom story

During the Warring States period, Su Qin went to the state of Qi to persuade King Xuan of Qi to unite with him to fight against Qin. He said: "there are 70000 families in Linzi. Each family can produce three men to serve as soldiers. The place is very rich. People in the street beat each other's shoulders. People hold up their sleeves like a tent. Everyone waves a sweat. It's like rain. Do they have such strength to yield to the state of Qin?"

Chinese PinYin : gǔ jī jiān mó