precious(guì bù kě yán)

precious

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Gu ì B ù K ě y á n, which means that it is so noble that it can not be expressed in words. It is often said by people who met in the old days to predict people's future. It comes from the historical records of Gaozu.

The origin of Idioms

"The old father said," both the wife and the baby of Xiangzhe are like you. You are very precious. " Gaozu Nai Xie said, "as my father said, I dare not forget my virtue."

Idiom usage

He is very rich. Example Shen Cai's qianjinji · canvassing in Ming Dynasty: "the face of serving Xiangjun is no more than a marquis, but the back of Xiangjun is too precious." Shi Naian's Water Margin in the Ming Dynasty: just when Duan Taigong came back, he calculated that Guizao and Xiaozi had such a good character? It will be very expensive in the future. At present, when the red Luan comes, there should be something festive. The third chapter of the romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: if a certain person is not talented, he is still a general in the middle of Huben; if he arrives there, he will be very valuable. Chapter 32 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : guì bù kě yán