Destroy the clock for a toll
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Hu ǐ zh ō NGW é IDU ó, which means arbitrary stupid behavior. From Huainanzi shuolinxun.
Idiom usage
To act as an object or attributive
Analysis of Idioms
Synonym: destroying the boat
The origin of Idioms
"Huainanzi shuolinxun" said: "the heart said, destroy Zhou Wei; heart desire, destroy Zhong Wei duo."
Idiom explanation
Recast a clock into a bell. Destroying big things for small ones is a metaphor for arbitrary stupid behavior.
Chinese PinYin : huǐ zhōng wéi duó
Destroy the clock for a toll
Poor talent and poor quality. cái bó zhì shuāi
keep on repeating at great length. lián piān lèi fú
an old head on young shoulders. shǎo nián lǎo chéng