To swallow up dates
Hun Lun swallow dates, pronunciation h ú NL ú NT ū NZ ǎ o, Chinese idiom, swallow dates as a whole. Metaphor is generally accepted, without analysis, without food. From Zhu Zi Yu Lei.
Idiom explanation
[explanation]: swallow the dates whole. Metaphor is generally accepted, without analysis, without food.
Idioms and allusions
Source: Zhu Zi Yu Lei, Vol. 1-24: "there are several chapters and sentences that scholars understand today, but they are just muddling through."
Discrimination of words
Usage: used as predicate, object and adverbial; used to describe careless reading
Chinese PinYin : hún lún tūn zǎo
To swallow up dates
strike the head on the ground and call on heaven. bó dì hū tiān
deep in the night and all is quiet. gēng lán rén jǐng
The tongue is full of flowers. mǎn shé shēng huā