A crane knows half the night(hè zhī yè bàn)

A crane knows half the night

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h è zh à y è B à n, which means that the crane sings in the middle of the night. From Huainanzi shuoshan Xun.

Idiom explanation

Cranes sing in the middle of the night. Metaphor has its own specialty. It is also a metaphor for partial knowledge.

The origin of Idioms

"Huainanzi shuoshan Xun" says: "the chicken knows the General Dan, the crane knows the midnight, but is not free from Ding Zu."

Idiom usage

This is a kind of writing. It can be used as an object or attributive. It can be used as an example in writing. Bao Pu Zi Zhi Li by Ge Hong in Jin Dynasty

Chinese PinYin : hè zhī yè bàn