have a sting in the tail
It is a Chinese word, which means that there is ridicule and satire in it. It comes from the 85th chapter of Qiludeng written by Li Lvyuan in Qing Dynasty.
It comes from the 85th chapter of Li Lvyuan's Qiludeng in Qing Dynasty: "therefore, when we treat our parents in laws in the cold, our words are full of thorns." he's hurting people. used as predicate and object; refers to sarcasm.
Chinese PinYin : huà zhōng dài cì
have a sting in the tail
advance by an inch but retreat by a foot -- to lose much more than what one gets. jǐn cùn tuì chǐ
give instructions after discovering the trace. fā zōng zhǐ shì
A tiny difference is a thousand miles away. chā zhī háo lí,shī zhī qiān lǐ
move about the country without definite employment. liú luò fēng chén