The river is clear and the sea is exhausted
He Qing Hai Jie, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is h é Q ī NGH ǎ Iji é, which means to describe rare things. From miscellaneous records of Xijing.
The origin of Idioms
The fourth volume of miscellaneous records of Xijing quoted from Liu Fu by Mei Cheng of Han Dynasty: "little minister, don't do anything to Hongmao. Although the river is clear and the sea is exhausted, there is no scenery in the end. "
Idiom usage
As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.
Chinese PinYin : hé qīng hǎi jié
The river is clear and the sea is exhausted
a verbal statement without any proof. kōng kǒu wú píng
live together in peace together. hé mù xiāng chǔ
travel the length and breadth of the country. zǒu nán chuǎng běi